Colombia vs South Korea

Colombia vs South Korea: Learning-adjusted schooling

Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.6 years in Colombia and 11.7 years in South Korea, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in South Korea, by 3.1 years, or 1.35 times that in Colombia.

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years · World Bank

Colombia vs South Korea: Learning-adjusted schoolingLearning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.6 years in Colombia and 11.7 years in South Korea, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in South Korea, by 3.1 years, or 1.35 times that in Colombia.
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What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
  • In 2020, Colombia ranked 70 and South Korea ranked 7 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

years · World Bank

YearColombiaSouth Korea
20208.611.7
20188.512.3
20178.512.2
20108.212.3

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Good to know

  • The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
  • Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.

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