School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.85 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 16.85 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Republic of Korea peaked at 16.85 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.54 years, in 2000.
That places Republic of Korea 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.54 years | — |
| 2001 | 15.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 15.98 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.36 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.76 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.68 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.62 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.49 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.42 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.38 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.38 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 16.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.85 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2 years | 15.54 years | 16.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.59 years | 16.38 years | 16.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.61 years | 16.38 years | 16.85 years | 5 |
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More education data for Republic of Korea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Republic of Korea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Republic of Korea was 16.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.85 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.54 years in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Republic of Korea ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release