South Korea vs Uruguay: Primary enrollment selected countries
South Korea
99.94
in 2024
Uruguay
99.96
in 2023
South Korea rank
5th
Uruguay rank
4th
Primary enrollment selected countries over time
- South Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 99.96 against 99.94 in South Korea, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Uruguay ahead.
South Korea ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 209 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 2.44 | 2.44 | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 0 | 3.79 | 3.79 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0 | 5.83 | 5.83 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0 | 8.88 | 8.88 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0 | 19.45 | 19.45 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.03 | 26.48 | 26.45 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.27 | 29.39 | 29.12 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 1.07 | 32.29 | 31.21 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 4.27 | 51.1 | 46.83 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 13.88 | 54.83 | 40.94 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 29.76 | 59.12 | 29.37 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 58.63 | 66.77 | 8.14 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 87.72 | 84.1 | 3.62 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 88.98 | 81.88 | 7.1 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 96.5 | 90.59 | 5.91 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 100 | 87.69 | 12.31 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 99.41 | 97.25 | 2.17 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 98.69 | 98.87 | 0.18 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 99 | 99.71 | 0.7098 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary enrollment selected countries, South Korea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 99.96 against 99.94 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary enrollment selected countries between South Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.02, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uruguay?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Uruguay rank globally for primary enrollment selected countries?
- South Korea ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 4th 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.