Hungary vs Korea: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Hungary
11.96
in 2016
Korea
12.12
in 2015
Hungary rank
33rd
Korea rank
32nd

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Hungary
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 12.12 against 11.96 in Hungary, a difference of 0.16.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 33rd and Korea ranks 32nd of 93 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 7.76 5.4 2.36 Hungary
1980s 8.85 7.26 1.59 Hungary
1990s 10.02 9.27 0.7446 Hungary
2000s 11.47 11.06 0.4106 Hungary
2010s 12.03 11.88 0.1522 Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Hungary or Korea?
Korea, at 12.12 against 11.96 in Hungary as of 2015.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Hungary and Korea?
0.16, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Korea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Hungary and Korea rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Hungary ranks 33rd and Korea ranks 32nd of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/