GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Korea: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
97.8%
in 2024
South Korea
102.9%
in 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
28th
South Korea rank
25th

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 102.9% against 97.8% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th and South Korea ranks 25th of 219 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 93.1% 99.4% 6.3% South Korea
2010s 100.3% 100.3% 0.0% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 97.2% 99.4% 2.1% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Korea?
South Korea, at 102.9% against 97.8% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Korea?
5.1%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Korea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Korea rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th and South Korea ranks 25th of 219 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 14,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release