Korea vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Korea
99.6%
in 2024
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
97.8%
in 2024
Korea rank
96th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
93rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Korea
  • WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
0255075100199420092024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 99.6% against 97.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 1.8%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 96th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 93rd of 199 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea WB: Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 99.6% 94.0% 5.6% Korea
2010s 100.0% 96.5% 3.6% Korea
2020s 99.1% 96.2% 2.9% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Korea or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
Korea, at 99.6% against 97.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Korea and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
1.8%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Korea ranks 96th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 93rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release