South Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

South Korea
101.6%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
86.1%
in 2019
South Korea rank
11th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • South Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0255075100197119952019

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 101.6% against 86.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 15.5%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 11th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 173 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 95.4% 79.1% 16.2% South Korea
2000s 101.5% 79.5% 22.0% South Korea
2010s 102.3% 83.6% 18.7% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, South Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 101.6% against 86.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between South Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
15.5%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
South Korea ranks 11th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.