Korea vs Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Korea
99.3%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
99.1%
in 2018
Korea rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
80th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Korea
  • Sri Lanka
0255075100197119942018

How they compare

Korea currently reports 99.3% against 99.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 193 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 86.2% 63.3% 22.8% Korea
1980s 97.1% 87.3% 9.8% Korea
1990s 99.4% 93.6% 5.8% Korea
2010s 99.2% 98.7% 0.5% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Korea or Sri Lanka?
Korea, at 99.3% against 99.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Korea and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sri Lanka?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Korea ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.