School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Korea
Korea: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.06 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Korea, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Korea recorded 6.06 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Korea peaked at 6.06 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.92 years, in 2021.
Korea ranks 85th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 years | 5.93 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 years | 5.92 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 years | 5.92 years | 6.06 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, primary, both sexes in Korea?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Korea was 6.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.92 years in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 85th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release