ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) vs South Korea: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes

ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
96.8%
in 2023
South Korea
98.9%
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank
30th
South Korea rank
30th

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
  • South Korea
020406080100197019962023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 98.9% against 96.8% in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), a difference of 2.1%.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 30th and South Korea ranks 30th of 220 groups.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 78.2% 94.3% 16.1% South Korea
1980s 87.0% 98.1% 11.0% South Korea
1990s 90.0% 98.3% 8.3% South Korea
2000s 91.1% 98.5% 7.3% South Korea
2010s 95.1% 99.3% 4.2% South Korea
2020s 96.8% 99.0% 2.1% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) or South Korea?
South Korea, at 98.9% against 96.8% in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) as of 2023.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) and South Korea?
2.1%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) and South Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) and South Korea rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 30th and South Korea ranks 30th of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). 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

ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) vs South Korea: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/survival-rate-to-the-last-grade-of-primary-education-both-sexes-percent/escwa-arab-non-conflict-and-non-ldc-middle-income-countries-unsdcode-98507/korea-rep/

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-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/survival-rate-to-the-last-grade-of-primary-education-both-sexes-percent/escwa-arab-non-conflict-and-non-ldc-middle-income-countries-unsdcode-98507/korea-rep/">ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) vs South Korea: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 14,827 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release