School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in South Korea
South Korea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 2.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in South Korea, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 2.87 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in South Korea peaked at 2.87 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8065 years, in 2001.
That places South Korea 43rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8065 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.8434 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8691 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8843 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9117 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9916 years | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1.09 years | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.14 years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.18 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.52 years | +113.9% |
| 2011 | 2.57 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.67 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.79 years | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.77 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.75 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.79 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.84 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.83 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.79 years | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.86 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.87 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.87 years | -0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 2.87 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 years, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 2.87 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.91 years, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +113.9% | 1.18 years | 2.52 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9694 years | 0.8065 years | 1.18 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.73 years | 2.52 years | 2.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 years | 2.81 years | 2.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in South Korea?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in South Korea was 2.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8065 years in 2001.
- How does South Korea rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- South Korea ranks 43rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release