Korea vs Norway: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Korea
1.0%
in 2024
Norway
1.2%
in 2024
Korea rank
143rd
Norway rank
140th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Korea
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 143rd and Norway ranks 140th of 169 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Korea or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Korea and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Norway rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Korea ranks 143rd and Norway ranks 140th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). 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