South Korea vs Luxembourg: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

South Korea
0.9%
in 2018
Luxembourg
1.0%
in 2018
South Korea rank
131st
Luxembourg rank
130th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • South Korea
  • Luxembourg
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Luxembourg ahead.

South Korea ranks 131st and Luxembourg ranks 130th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 3.0% 9.2% 6.2% Luxembourg
1980s 0.5% 18.1% 17.6% Luxembourg
1990s 1.4% 1.9% 0.5% Luxembourg
2000s 1.3% 2.7% 1.5% Luxembourg
2010s 2.6% 1.7% 0.9% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, South Korea or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 1.0% against 0.9% in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between South Korea and Luxembourg?
0.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Luxembourg?
24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Luxembourg rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
South Korea ranks 131st and Luxembourg ranks 130th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/