Korea vs SDG: Northern America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Korea
16.85 years
in 2024
SDG: Northern America
15.83 years
in 2023
Korea rank
32nd
SDG: Northern America rank
29th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Korea
  • SDG: Northern America
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 16.85 years against 15.83 years in SDG: Northern America, a difference of 1.02 years.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 32nd and SDG: Northern America ranks 29th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea SDG: Northern America Difference Ahead
2000s 16.2 years 15.92 years 0.2774 years Korea
2010s 16.59 years 16.56 years 0.0301 years Korea
2020s 16.54 years 16.17 years 0.3793 years Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Korea or SDG: Northern America?
Korea, at 16.85 years against 15.83 years in SDG: Northern America as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Korea and SDG: Northern America?
1.02 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and SDG: Northern America?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Korea and SDG: Northern America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Korea ranks 32nd and SDG: Northern America ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release