Korea vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male
Korea
98.9%
in 2023
SDG: Eastern Asia
96.9%
in 2021
Korea rank
26th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
24th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male over time
- Korea
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 98.9% against 96.9% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 26th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th of 164 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.3% | 94.4% | 3.9% | Korea |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.7% | 0.7% | Korea |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 95.9% | 3.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 96.9% | 2.1% | 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, male, Korea or SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Korea, at 98.9% against 96.9% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male between Korea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 2.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do Korea and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Korea ranks 26th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release