Japan vs South Korea: Share of children who have completed primary school
Japan
100.0%
in 2025
South Korea
100.0%
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 165 countries.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.