Greece vs South Korea: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years)

Greece
7.52 years
in 2023
South Korea
5.24 years
in 2024
Greece rank
1st
South Korea rank
4th

School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) over time

  • Greece
  • South Korea
345678200020122024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 7.52 years against 5.24 years in South Korea, a difference of 2.28 years.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.

Greece ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 3.43 years 5.15 years 1.72 years South Korea
2010s 5.56 years 5.31 years 0.2455 years Greece
2020s 7.14 years 5.05 years 2.1 years Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, Greece or South Korea?
Greece, at 7.52 years against 5.24 years in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between Greece and South Korea?
2.28 years, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Greece and South Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
Greece ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, male (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, tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release