Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 11 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 183 countries
All-time high
11
in 2014
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1998–2019

02.557.5101998200820191998: 101999: 102000: 102001: 102002: 102003: 102004: 102005: 102006: 102007: 102008: 102009: 102010: 102011: 102012: 102013: 102014: 112015: 112016: 112017: 112018: 112019: 11

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 11, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 11 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 10
1999 10 +0.0%
2000 10 +0.0%
2001 10 +0.0%
2002 10 +0.0%
2003 10 +0.0%
2004 10 +0.0%
2005 10 +0.0%
2006 10 +0.0%
2007 10 +0.0%
2008 10 +0.0%
2009 10 +0.0%
2010 10 +0.0%
2011 10 +0.0%
2012 10 +0.0%
2013 10 +0.0%
2014 11 +10.0%
2015 11 +0.0%
2016 11 +0.0%
2017 11 +0.0%
2018 11 +0.0%
2019 11 +0.0%

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 11 is above the median for low income countries, which is 9, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 11 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10 10 10 2
2000s 10 10 10 10
2010s 10.6 10 11 10

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  1. 95 Antigua and Barbuda 11 compare
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  14. 95 Russian Federation 11 compare
  15. 95 Senegal 11 compare
  16. 95 Seychelles 11 compare
  17. 95 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11 compare
  18. 95 Sudan 11 compare
  19. 95 Tajikistan 11 compare
  20. 95 Tunisia 11 compare
  21. 95 Ukraine 11 compare
  22. 95 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 11 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 11 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,698 data points, 1998–2020
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Number of years of primary and secondary education to which children and young people are legally entitled that are free from tuition fees. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/