What is preprimary education, duration in South Korea?

Preprimary education, duration in South Korea was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2001.

What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2001.

How does South Korea rank for preprimary education, duration?

South Korea ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this South Korea data come from?

The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Preprimary education, duration in South Korea

Name: Preprimary education, duration in South Korea
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

South Korea: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

6 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

10th

of 202 countries

All-time high

6 years

in 2001

All-time low

6 years

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2025

Preprimary education, duration in South Korea, 2001–2025

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2025, preprimary education, duration in South Korea stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in South Korea peaked at 6 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2001.

South Korea ranks 10th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	6 years	6 years	6 years	9
2010s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2020s	6 years	6 years	6 years	6

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More education data for South Korea

Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 69.5% (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)
School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
School enrollment, primary, male 101.0% (2024)
Labor force, female 44.4% (2025)
Labor force, total 29.87 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is preprimary education, duration in South Korea?: Preprimary education, duration in South Korea was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2001.
What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2001.
How does South Korea rank for preprimary education, duration?: South Korea ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Preprimary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 6,082 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.