Korea vs World: Primary completion rate, total
Primary completion rate, total over time
- Korea
- World
How they compare
Korea currently reports 102.9% against 88.0% in World, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 23rd and World ranks 24th of 189 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 85.0% | 14.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 88.1% | 12.1% | Korea |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 88.6% | 10.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary completion rate, total, Korea or World?
- Korea, at 102.9% against 88.0% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary completion rate, total between Korea and World?
- 14.9%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and World rank globally for primary completion rate, total?
- Korea ranks 23rd and World ranks 24th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.