School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Korea

Korea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.87 years in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
2.87 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
46th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.8023 years
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Korea, 2001–2024

11.522.532001201220242001: 0.802 years2002: 0.841 years2003: 0.863 years2004: 0.877 years2005: 0.914 years2006: 0.997 years2007: 1.1 years2008: 1.1 years2009: 1.2 years2010: 2.5 years2011: 2.6 years2012: 2.7 years2013: 2.8 years2014: 2.8 years2015: 2.8 years2016: 2.8 years2017: 2.8 years2018: 2.8 years2019: 2.8 years2020: 2.8 years2021: 2.9 years2022: 2.9 years2023: 2.9 years2024: 2.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Korea is 2.87 years, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Korea peaked at 2.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8023 years, in 2001.

That places Korea 46th out of 199 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9679 years 0.8023 years 1.18 years 9
2010s 2.74 years 2.54 years 2.84 years 10
2020s 2.86 years 2.81 years 2.88 years 5

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 43 French Polynesia 2.9 years
  2. 44 Iceland 2.89 years compare
  3. 45 Albania 2.88 years compare
  4. 47 Cyprus 2.84 years compare
  5. 48 Vietnam 2.82 years compare
  6. 49 Peru 2.8 years compare

See the full ranking of 426 places β†’

More education data for Korea

All data for Korea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Korea?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Korea was 2.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 2.88 years in 2023.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8023 years in 2001.
How does Korea rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Korea ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,939 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release