School life expectancy, primary, male in Korea
Korea: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.06 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, male in Korea, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Korea recorded 6.06 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Korea peaked at 6.06 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.92 years, in 2001.
Korea ranks 86th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.92 years | 6.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.99 years | 5.93 years | 6.04 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, male in Korea?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Korea was 6.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.92 years in 2001.
- How does Korea rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Korea ranks 86th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release