South Korea vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
South Korea
102.9%
in 2024
WB: High Income (july 2025)
97.8%
in 2024
South Korea rank
25th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
27th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- South Korea
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 102.9% against 97.8% in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 5.1%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 25th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 27th of 198 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 98.7% | 0.7% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 98.2% | 2.1% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 98.1% | 1.3% | 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, South Korea or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- South Korea, at 102.9% against 97.8% in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between South Korea and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 5.1%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- South Korea ranks 25th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 27th of 198 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release