Korea vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male
Korea
8.98 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
8.74 years
in 2024
Korea rank
99th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
96th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- Korea
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Korea currently reports 8.98 years against 8.74 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 0.24 years.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 99th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 96th of 200 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.94 years | 8.42 years | 0.5229 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 8.99 years | 8.58 years | 0.4095 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 8.93 years | 8.73 years | 0.2025 years | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Korea or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Korea, at 8.98 years against 8.74 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Korea and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 0.24 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Korea ranks 99th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 96th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release