Japan vs South Korea: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled

Japan
99.93
in 2023
South Korea
99.94
in 2024
Japan rank
6th
South Korea rank
5th

Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 99.94 against 99.93 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 5th of 209 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1820s 8.03 0 8.03 Japan
1830s 11.93 0 11.93 Japan
1840s 17.39 0 17.39 Japan
1850s 24.65 0 24.65 Japan
1860s 33.7 0 33.7 Japan
1870s 50.38 0 50.38 Japan
1880s 82.02 0.03 81.98 Japan
1890s 93.4 0.27 93.13 Japan
1900s 88.35 1.07 87.28 Japan
1910s 96.62 4.27 92.36 Japan
1920s 97.23 13.88 83.35 Japan
1930s 100 29.76 70.25 Japan
1940s 100 58.63 41.37 Japan
1950s 100 87.72 12.28 Japan
1960s 100 88.98 11.02 Japan
1970s 99 96.5 2.5 Japan
1980s 100 100 0 —
2010s 99.75 98.45 1.3 Japan
2020s 99.91 99 0.9163 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 99.94 against 99.93 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled between Japan and South Korea?
0.01, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 9,189 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 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.