Which has higher school enrollment, primary, IDA total or Korea, Republic of?

Korea, Republic of, at 97.3% against 72.8% in IDA total as of 2017.

What is the difference in school enrollment, primary between IDA total and Korea, Republic of?

24.5%, with Korea, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Korea, Republic of?

35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2006.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA total vs Korea, Republic of: School enrollment, primary

IDA total

72.8%

in 2006

Korea, Republic of

97.3%

in 2017

IDA total rank

41st

Korea, Republic of rank

41st

School enrollment, primary over time

IDA total
Korea, Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Republic of currently reports 97.3% against 72.8% in IDA total, a difference of 24.5%.

That makes Korea, Republic of's figure about 1.3 times IDA total's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea, Republic of has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 41st and Korea, Republic of ranks 41st of 42 groups.

Korea, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Korea, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	49.3%	97.2%	48.0%	Korea, Republic of
1980s	57.4%	99.5%	42.0%	Korea, Republic of
1990s	58.5%	98.9%	40.3%	Korea, Republic of
2000s	67.9%	98.6%	30.7%	Korea, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, IDA total or Korea, Republic of?: Korea, Republic of, at 97.3% against 72.8% in IDA total as of 2017.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary between IDA total and Korea, Republic of?: 24.5%, with Korea, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Korea, Republic of?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2006.
How do IDA total and Korea, Republic of rank globally for school enrollment, primary?: IDA total ranks 41st and Korea, Republic of ranks 41st of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School enrollment, primary (% net)
Unit: % net
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 6,046 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.