Korea vs Thailand: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

Korea
93.8%
in 2018
Thailand
93.4%
in 2016
Korea rank
49th
Thailand rank
50th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Korea
  • Thailand
020406080100197119942018

How they compare

Korea currently reports 93.8% against 93.4% in Thailand, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 50th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 57.8% 45.7% 12.1% Korea
1990s 76.4% 52.8% 23.6% Korea
2000s 90.8% 75.0% 15.8% Korea
2010s 93.7% 85.5% 8.2% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Korea or Thailand?
Korea, at 93.8% against 93.4% in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Korea and Thailand?
0.4%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Thailand?
18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Korea and Thailand rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Korea ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 50th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). 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 to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.