Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Korea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Iran, Islamic Republic of
99.2%
in 2017
Korea
99.0%
in 2018
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
81st
Korea rank
84th

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

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Korea
0255075100197119942018

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 99.2% against 99.0% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 81st 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 63.2% 78.2% 15.0% Korea
1980s 73.2% 96.5% 23.3% Korea
1990s 83.1% 99.3% 16.2% Korea
2000s 86.7% 98.4% 11.7% Korea
2010s 95.3% 99.1% 3.8% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Korea?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 99.2% against 99.0% in Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Korea?
0.2%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Korea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 81st 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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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.