ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Korea: Enrolment in primary education, male

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
85.02 million
in 2024
Korea
1.29 million
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
58th
Korea rank
59th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Korea
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197119972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 85.02 million against 1.29 million in Korea, a difference of 83.74 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 66.1 times Korea's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 58th and Korea ranks 59th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 102.53 million 2.90 million 99.63 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 103.66 million 2.67 million 100.99 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 97.34 million 2.24 million 95.10 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 88.18 million 2.09 million 86.10 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 80.51 million 1.48 million 79.03 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 84.92 million 1.35 million 83.56 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Korea?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 85.02 million against 1.29 million in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Korea?
83.74 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Korea?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Korea rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 58th and Korea ranks 59th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 20,289 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release