School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in South Korea
South Korea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 2.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in South Korea, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in South 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 South Korea peaked at 2.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8023 years, in 2001.
That places South Korea 46th 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, male (years) (expectancy male) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8023 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.8407 years | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8633 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8772 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9136 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9968 years | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 years | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.18 years | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.54 years | +115.6% |
| 2011 | 2.57 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.67 years | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.78 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.78 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.79 years | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.87 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.87 years | -0.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 2.87 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.41 years, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 2.87 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 years, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) 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 | +115.6% | 1.18 years | 2.54 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 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, male in South Korea?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in South 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8023 years in 2001.
- How does South Korea rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- South Korea ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release