Korea vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Korea
16.58 years
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
15.65 years
in 2024
Korea rank
48th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
50th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Korea
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 16.58 years against 15.65 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.93 years.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 48th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 50th of 179 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 years | 9.84 years | 5.45 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 15.92 years | 14.09 years | 1.83 years | Korea |
| 2020s | 16.26 years | 15.54 years | 0.72 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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Korea, at 16.58 years against 15.65 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Korea and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 0.93 years, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Korea ranks 48th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 50th 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
February 2026 Data Release