Japan vs South Korea: Primary enrollment selected countries
Japan
99.93
in 2023
South Korea
99.94
in 2024
Japan rank
6th
South Korea rank
5th
Primary enrollment selected countries over time
- Japan
- South Korea
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, 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 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?
- Japan ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 5th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.