South Korea vs United Kingdom: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled

South Korea
99.94
in 2024
United Kingdom
99.93
in 2023
South Korea rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled over time

  • South Korea
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United Kingdom ahead.

South Korea ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 209 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1820s 0 14.07 14.07 United Kingdom
1830s 0 17.25 17.25 United Kingdom
1840s 0 20.97 20.97 United Kingdom
1850s 0 25.25 25.25 United Kingdom
1860s 0 26.62 26.62 United Kingdom
1870s 0 44.41 44.41 United Kingdom
1880s 0.03 77.15 77.12 United Kingdom
1890s 0.27 94.32 94.05 United Kingdom
1900s 1.07 98.9 97.83 United Kingdom
1910s 4.27 100 95.73 United Kingdom
1920s 13.88 100 86.11 United Kingdom
1930s 29.76 100 70.25 United Kingdom
1940s 58.63 88.55 29.92 United Kingdom
1950s 87.72 100 12.28 United Kingdom
1960s 88.98 86.69 2.29 South Korea
1970s 96.5 98 1.5 United Kingdom
1980s 100 96 4 South Korea
2000s 98.77 99.46 0.688 United Kingdom
2010s 98.69 98.9 0.2125 United Kingdom
2020s 99 99.95 0.9514 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled, South Korea or United Kingdom?
South Korea, at 99.94 against 99.93 in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled between South Korea and United Kingdom?
0.01, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?
57 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
South Korea ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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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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.