Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 15.98 years against 8.85 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 7.13 years.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 175 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.16 years | 4.09 years | 5.07 years | Korea |
| 1980s | 12.09 years | 5.46 years | 6.63 years | Korea |
| 1990s | 13.77 years | 5.61 years | 8.16 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 15.29 years | 7.22 years | 8.08 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 15.94 years | 8.74 years | 7.2 years | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Korea, at 15.98 years against 8.85 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 7.13 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Korea ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.