Korea vs Sri Lanka: Over-age students, primary, male

Korea
0.8%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
1.0%
in 2018
Korea rank
174th
Sri Lanka rank
172nd

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Korea
  • Sri Lanka
02468197119942018

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Korea ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 3.0% 1.5% Sri Lanka
2010s 1.8% 1.4% 0.4% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Korea or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Korea and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sri Lanka?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Korea ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,265 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.