Japan vs Korea: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita

Japan
0.0502 units per person
in 2023
Korea
0.0484 units per person
in 2024
Japan rank
183rd
Korea rank
186th

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
0.050.10.15197119972024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0502 units per person against 0.0484 units per person in Korea, a difference of 0.0018 units per person.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 183rd and Korea ranks 186th of 206 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0919 units per person 0.1607 units per person 0.0688 units per person Korea
1980s 0.0935 units per person 0.1287 units per person 0.0351 units per person Korea
1990s 0.0692 units per person 0.0963 units per person 0.0272 units per person Korea
2010s 0.052 units per person 0.0533 units per person 0.0013 units per person Korea
2020s 0.0506 units per person 0.0516 units per person 0.001 units per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita, Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 0.0502 units per person against 0.0484 units per person in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita between Japan and Korea?
0.0018 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
Japan ranks 183rd and Korea ranks 186th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Korea: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-primary-education-both-sexes-number-per-capita/japan/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-primary-education-both-sexes-number-per-capita/japan/korea-rep/">Japan vs Korea: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 8,822 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.