Korea vs Norway: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Korea
99.4%
in 2017
Norway
99.5%
in 2017
Korea rank
21st
Norway rank
19th

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Korea
  • Norway
020406080100197119942017

How they compare

Norway currently reports 99.5% against 99.4% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Korea ranks 21st and Norway ranks 19th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 96.0% 98.9% 2.9% Norway
1980s 98.6% 99.5% 0.9% Norway
1990s 99.6% 99.6% 0.1% Korea
2000s 99.3% 99.6% 0.3% Norway
2010s 99.5% 99.6% 0.1% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Korea or Norway?
Norway, at 99.5% against 99.4% in Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Korea and Norway?
0.1%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Norway?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Korea and Norway rank globally for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Korea ranks 21st and Norway ranks 19th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,946 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.