Egypt vs Korea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Egypt
98.7%
in 2019
Korea
99.0%
in 2018
Egypt rank
87th
Korea rank
84th

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

  • Egypt
  • Korea
0255075100197119952019

How they compare

Korea currently reports 99.0% against 98.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 87th and Korea ranks 84th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 55.6% 79.9% 24.3% Korea
1980s 68.6% 95.2% 26.6% Korea
1990s 82.5% 99.6% 17.1% Korea
2000s 87.4% 98.2% 10.7% Korea
2010s 92.8% 99.0% 6.2% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Egypt or Korea?
Korea, at 99.0% against 98.7% in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Egypt and Korea?
0.3%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Korea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Korea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 87th and Korea ranks 84th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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 secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.