Korea vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Korea
16.58 years
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
15.65 years
in 2024
Korea rank
48th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank
51st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Korea
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 16.58 years against 15.65 years in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 0.93 years.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)'s.

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

Korea ranks 48th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 51st of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
2000s 15.29 years 13.01 years 2.28 years Korea
2010s 15.92 years 14.74 years 1.18 years Korea
2020s 16.26 years 15.44 years 0.8249 years Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Korea or WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
Korea, at 16.58 years against 15.65 years in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Korea and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
0.93 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Korea ranks 48th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 51st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release