Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, Italy or South Korea?

Italy, at 2.84 years against 2.8 years in South Korea as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?

32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs South Korea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male

Italy

2.84 years

in 2018

South Korea

2.8 years

in 2018

Italy rank

31st

South Korea rank

33rd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time

Italy
South Korea

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.84 years against 2.8 years in South Korea, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 33rd of 189 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.99 years	0.0377 years	1.95 years	Italy
1980s	2.5 years	0.3164 years	2.18 years	Italy
1990s	2.78 years	0.7108 years	2.07 years	Italy
2010s	2.92 years	2.82 years	0.0992 years	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, Italy or South Korea?: Italy, at 2.84 years against 2.8 years in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between Italy and South Korea?: 0.04 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?: Italy ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 33rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.