South Korea vs Romania: Primary education, pupils, per capita

South Korea
0.0484 units per person
in 2024
Romania
0.0458 units per person
in 2023
South Korea rank
186th
Romania rank
187th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Romania
0.050.10.15197119972024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0484 units per person against 0.0458 units per person in Romania, a difference of 0.0026 units per person.

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

Across all 41 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 186th and Romania ranks 187th of 206 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1704 units per person 0.0635 units per person 0.1069 units per person South Korea
1980s 0.1213 units per person 0.0659 units per person 0.0554 units per person South Korea
1990s 0.0963 units per person 0.0575 units per person 0.0388 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.0822 units per person 0.046 units per person 0.0362 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.0565 units per person 0.0453 units per person 0.0112 units per person South Korea
2020s 0.0516 units per person 0.046 units per person 0.0055 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, South Korea or Romania?
South Korea, at 0.0484 units per person against 0.0458 units per person in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between South Korea and Romania?
0.0026 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Romania?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Romania rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
South Korea ranks 186th and Romania ranks 187th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.