Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Korea
16.94 years
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
16.76 years
in 2018
Korea rank
17th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Korea currently reports 16.94 years against 16.76 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Korea ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 10.7 years 12.91 years 2.21 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Korea, at 16.94 years against 16.76 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.18 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Korea ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.