South Korea vs Upper middle income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 16.94 years against 14.13 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.81 years.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 175 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.15 years | 9.83 years | 1.32 years | South Korea |
| 1980s | 13.57 years | 10.2 years | 3.36 years | South Korea |
| 1990s | 15.13 years | 10.57 years | 4.56 years | South Korea |
| 2000s | 17.05 years | 11.89 years | 5.16 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 17.27 years | 13.45 years | 3.82 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, South Korea or Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 16.94 years against 14.13 years in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 2.81 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- South Korea ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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.