Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Korea: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
906,553
in 2024
Korea
173,133
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
38th
Korea rank
39th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Korea
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 906,553 against 173,133 in Korea, a difference of 733,420.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.2 times Korea's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Korea ranks 39th of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 621,570 107,902 513,668 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 669,543 125,218 544,325 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 740,329 133,383 606,946 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 791,101 141,788 649,314 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 826,056 164,579 661,477 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 891,891 169,582 722,309 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Korea?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 906,553 against 173,133 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea?
733,420, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Korea ranks 39th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.