Korea vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Korea
846,694
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia
45.36 million
in 2024
Korea rank
39th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
40th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Korea
  • SDG: Eastern Asia
020.0M40.0M60.0M197119972024

How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 45.36 million against 846,694 in Korea, a difference of 44.52 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 53.6 times Korea's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 39th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 40th of 214 countries.

SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea SDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 33,464 9.24 million 9.20 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 237,868 16.44 million 16.20 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 459,047 26.41 million 25.95 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 1.24 million 43.58 million 42.34 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 1.01 million 50.82 million 49.81 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Korea or SDG: Eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 45.36 million against 846,694 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Korea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
44.52 million, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Korea and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Korea ranks 39th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 40th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.