School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.87 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Korea, Republic of, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Korea, Republic of recorded 2.87 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Korea, Republic of peaked at 2.87 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.781 years, in 2000.
Korea, Republic of ranks 47th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9499 years | 0.781 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 years | 2.53 years | 2.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 years | 2.81 years | 2.87 years | 5 |
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More education data for Korea, Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Korea, Republic of?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Korea, Republic of was 2.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.781 years in 2000.
- How does Korea, Republic of rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Korea, Republic of ranks 47th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release