Korea vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, male
Korea
6.06 years
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
5.91 years
in 2024
Korea rank
89th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
87th
School life expectancy, primary, male over time
- Korea
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 6.06 years against 5.91 years in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 89th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 87th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 6.09 years | 0.1035 years | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 5.99 years | 6.03 years | 0.0369 years | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 5.98 years | 5.89 years | 0.0974 years | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Korea or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Korea, at 6.06 years against 5.91 years in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 0.15 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Korea ranks 89th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 87th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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