Korea vs WB: North America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Korea
99.6%
in 2024
WB: North America
97.7%
in 2024
Korea rank
96th
WB: North America rank
98th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Korea
- WB: North America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 99.6% against 97.7% in WB: North America, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: North America ahead.
Korea ranks 96th and WB: North America ranks 98th of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and WB: North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 101.3% | 1.7% | WB: North America |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.8% | 0.7% | WB: North America |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 0.3% | 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: North America?
- Korea, at 99.6% against 97.7% in WB: North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Korea and WB: North America?
- 1.9%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: North America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and WB: North America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 96th and WB: North America ranks 98th 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
February 2026 Data Release