Which has higher children out of school, Korea or United Arab Emirates?

Korea, at 0.1% against 0.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?

10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Children out of school

Korea

0.1%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

0.0%

in 2024

Korea rank

193rd

United Arab Emirates rank

196th

Children out of school over time

Korea
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Korea's figure about 14.4 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Korea ranks 193rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 196th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9%	7.8%	6.9%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%	Korea
2020s	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, Korea or United Arab Emirates?: Korea, at 0.1% against 0.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school between Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for children out of school?: Korea ranks 193rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 196th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school (% of primary school age)
Unit: % of primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 4,722 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.