Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co was 33.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
33.4%
World rank
18th
of 144 countries
All-time high
33.4%
in 2010
All-time low
2.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co in Republic of Korea, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 21965: 4.41970: 10.71975: 21.11980: 24.41985: 27.21990: 28.41995: 23.72000: 22.12005: 26.32010: 33.4

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Republic of Korea is 33.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Republic of Korea peaked at 33.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1960.

Republic of Korea ranks 18th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Republic of Korea, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.0%
1965 4.4% +120.0%
1970 10.7% +143.2%
1975 21.1% +96.7%
1980 24.4% +15.8%
1985 27.2% +11.5%
1990 28.4% +4.5%
1995 23.7% -16.5%
2000 22.1% -6.7%
2005 26.3% +19.0%
2010 33.4% +26.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.2% 2.0% 4.4% 2
1970s 15.9% 10.7% 21.1% 2
1980s 25.8% 24.4% 27.2% 2
1990s 26.0% 23.7% 28.4% 2
2000s 24.2% 22.1% 26.3% 2
2010s 33.4% 33.4% 33.4% 1

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 15 Cyprus 34.0% compare
  2. 16 Italy 33.6% compare
  3. 17 New Zealand 33.4% compare
  4. 19 Sweden 33.1% compare
  5. 20 Luxembourg 33.1% compare
  6. 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 29.4% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Republic of Korea?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Republic of Korea was 33.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1960.
How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co?
Republic of Korea ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary