Korea vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)
Korea
16.94 years
in 2018
United Kingdom
16.76 years
in 2018
Korea rank
17th
United Kingdom rank
19th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time
- Korea
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Korea currently reports 16.94 years against 16.76 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.18 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Korea ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7 years | 12.91 years | 2.21 years | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 13.57 years | 13.22 years | 0.3425 years | Korea |
| 1990s | 15.05 years | 14.54 years | 0.5107 years | Korea |
| 2000s | 17.05 years | 15.72 years | 1.33 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 17.3 years | 16.43 years | 0.8652 years | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Korea or United Kingdom?
- Korea, at 16.94 years against 16.76 years in United Kingdom as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Korea and United Kingdom?
- 0.18 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Korea ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 19th 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, male (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.