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Primary school enrollment — South Korea

Primary school enrollment in South Korea in 2017 — 97.3%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 1.3 pp.

2017 97.3% +0.4 pp vs 2016
World rank 32of 137
Period maximum 100%1980
Period minimum 95.4%2013

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — South Korea, 1971–201794969810019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 95.9%1972: 97.5%1973: 96.8%1974: 96.4%1975: 96.8%1976: 97.7%1977: 96.8%1978: 97.1%1979: 98.8%1980: 100%1981: 99.9%1982: 99.8%1983: 99.8%1984: 99.1%1985: 98.6%1986: 98.3%1987: 99.5%1988: 99.9%1989: 99.9%1990: 99.8%1991: 99.7%1992: 99.6%1993: 99.4%1994: 99%1995: 98.5%1996: 98.2%1997: 98.3%1998: 97.7%1999: 98.5%2000: 99.1%2001: 98.1%2002: 97.7%2003: 98.5%2004: 98.2%2005: 99.4%2006: 99.4%2007: 99.5%2008: 99.5%2009: 99.5%2010: 98.4%2011: 98.9%2012: 97.8%2013: 95.4%2014: 95.8%2015: 98%2016: 96.9%2017: 97.3%
Change over the period: +1.3 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 97.3%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 97.3 +0.4 pp
2016 96.9 −1.1 pp
2015 98 +2.2 pp
2014 95.8 +0.4 pp
2013 95.4 −2.5 pp
2012 97.8 −1 pp
2011 98.9 +0.5 pp
2010 98.4 −1.1 pp
2009 99.5 −0 pp
2008 99.5 +0 pp
2007 99.5 +0.1 pp
2006 99.4 +0 pp
2005 99.4 +1.2 pp
2004 98.2 −0.3 pp
2003 98.5 +0.8 pp
2002 97.7 −0.4 pp
2001 98.1 −0.9 pp
2000 99.1 +0.6 pp
1999 98.5 +0.8 pp
1998 97.7 −0.6 pp
1997 98.3 +0.1 pp
1996 98.2 −0.3 pp
1995 98.5 −0.5 pp
1994 99 −0.3 pp
1993 99.4 −0.2 pp
1992 99.6 −0.2 pp
1991 99.7 −0 pp
1990 99.8 −0.1 pp
1989 99.9 −0 pp
1988 99.9 +0.4 pp
1987 99.5 +1.2 pp
1986 98.3 −0.3 pp
1985 98.6 −0.6 pp
1984 99.1 −0.6 pp
1983 99.8 −0.1 pp
1982 99.8 −0.1 pp
1981 99.9 −0 pp
1980 100 +1.2 pp
1979 98.8 +1.6 pp
1978 97.1 +0.3 pp
1977 96.8 −0.9 pp
1976 97.7 +0.9 pp
1975 96.8 +0.3 pp
1974 96.4 −0.4 pp
1973 96.8 −0.7 pp
1972 97.5 +1.6 pp
1971 95.9 —

Eastern Asia, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MN Mongolia 97.9 KR South Korea 97.3 MO Macao 96.8 HK Hong Kong 95.7
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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