Korea vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Korea
8.97 years
in 2024
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
8.63 years
in 2024
Korea rank
97th
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
98th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Korea
  • UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 8.97 years against 8.63 years in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, a difference of 0.34 years.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 97th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 98th of 200 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea UIS: Central and Eastern Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 8.96 years 8.34 years 0.6274 years Korea
2010s 8.98 years 8.58 years 0.4005 years Korea
2020s 8.92 years 8.73 years 0.198 years Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Korea or UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
Korea, at 8.97 years against 8.63 years in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Korea and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
0.34 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Korea ranks 97th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 98th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release