Korea vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Primary completion rate, male

Korea
103.1%
in 2024
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
92.7%
in 2024
Korea rank
22nd
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
21st

Primary completion rate, male over time

  • Korea
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 103.1% against 92.7% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Korea ranks 22nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 99.2% 86.0% 13.1% Korea
2010s 100.4% 94.0% 6.4% Korea
2020s 99.5% 97.8% 1.7% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, male, Korea or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Korea, at 103.1% against 92.7% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, male between Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
10.4%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for primary completion rate, male?
Korea ranks 22nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 189 countries.
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.