School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Korea
Korea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.87 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Korea, 2001β2024
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
| 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 Korea
More education data for Korea
- 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 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.734 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release