Republic of Korea vs Least developed countries: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Republic of Korea
645,503 number
in 2018
Least developed countries
9.41 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
30th
Least developed countries rank
28th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Least developed countries
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M197119952019

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 9.41 million number against 645,503 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 8.76 million number.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 14.6 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 30th and Least developed countries ranks 28th of 196 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 23,555 number 1.32 million number 1.29 million number Least developed countries
1980s 126,514 number 2.05 million number 1.92 million number Least developed countries
1990s 241,652 number 2.32 million number 2.08 million number Least developed countries
2010s 658,843 number 8.23 million number 7.57 million number Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Republic of Korea or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 9.41 million number against 645,503 number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Republic of Korea and Least developed countries?
8.76 million number, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Least developed countries?
26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Least developed countries rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Republic of Korea ranks 30th and Least developed countries ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.