School life expectancy, secondary, female in Korea
Korea: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.75 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Korea, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Korea is 5.75 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Korea peaked at 5.91 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.75 years, in 2024.
Korea ranks 103rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.83 years | 5.79 years | 5.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.87 years | 5.83 years | 5.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 years | 5.75 years | 5.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 100 Georgia 5.87 years compare
- 101 Naoero, Republic of 5.85 years compare
- 102 French Polynesia 5.84 years
- 104 Indonesia 5.72 years compare
- 105 Palau, Republic of 5.71 years compare
- 106 Ecuador 5.7 years compare
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, secondary, female in Korea?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Korea was 5.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 years in 2024.
- How does Korea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Korea ranks 103rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release