Early-demographic dividend vs Republic of Korea: Primary completion rate, male

Early-demographic dividend
90.5%
in 2024
Republic of Korea
103.1%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
24th
Republic of Korea rank
22nd

Primary completion rate, male over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 103.1% against 90.5% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.6%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th and Republic of Korea ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 84.5% 99.2% 14.7% Republic of Korea
2010s 90.1% 100.4% 10.3% Republic of Korea
2020s 92.0% 99.5% 7.5% Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, male, Early-demographic dividend or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 103.1% against 90.5% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, male between Early-demographic dividend and Republic of Korea?
12.6%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Republic of Korea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Republic of Korea rank globally for primary completion rate, male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th and Republic of Korea ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,295 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.