Which has higher school enrollment, primary, private, Korea or Viet Nam?

Korea, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Viet Nam as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Viet Nam?

31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Viet Nam: School enrollment, primary, private

Korea

1.7%

in 2024

Viet Nam

1.5%

in 2021

Korea rank

180th

Viet Nam rank

183rd

School enrollment, primary, private over time

Korea
Viet Nam

How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 180th and Viet Nam ranks 183rd of 202 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.4%	0.0%	1.4%	Korea
1990s	1.6%	0.3%	1.4%	Korea
2000s	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%	Korea
2010s	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	Korea
2020s	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, private, Korea or Viet Nam?: Korea, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, private between Korea and Viet Nam?: 0.2%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Viet Nam?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for school enrollment, primary, private?: Korea ranks 180th and Viet Nam ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea vs Viet Nam: School enrollment, primary, private. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-enrollment-primary-private-percent-of-total-primary/korea-rep/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-enrollment-primary-private-percent-of-total-primary/korea-rep/viet-nam/">Korea vs Viet Nam: School enrollment, primary, private</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
Unit: % of total primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 6,152 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.