School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Korea
Korea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.58 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Korea, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Korea stood at 16.58 years. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Korea peaked at 16.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.58 years, in 2000.
That places Korea 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 years | 14.58 years | 15.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.92 years | 15.88 years | 15.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.26 years | 15.97 years | 16.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Korea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Korea was 16.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.58 years in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Korea ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release