Denmark vs South Korea: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and

Denmark
13.7
in 2016
South Korea
14.08
in 2017
Denmark rank
7th
South Korea rank
4th

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and over time

  • Denmark
  • South Korea
051015200120092017

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 14.08 against 13.7 in Denmark, a difference of 0.38.

Across all 12 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 4th of 88 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 11.88 13.54 1.65 South Korea
2010s 12.8 13.9 1.09 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and, Denmark or South Korea?
South Korea, at 14.08 against 13.7 in Denmark as of 2017.
What is the difference in average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and between Denmark and South Korea?
0.38, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Korea?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Denmark and South Korea rank globally for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Denmark ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 4th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs South Korea: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and. Statizoid. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-above-primary/denmark/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-above-primary/denmark/korea-rep/">Denmark vs South Korea: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,164 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed