What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Italy and Republic of Korea?

99,040 number, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Republic of Korea: Enrolment in primary education, male

Italy

1.50 million number

in 2018

Republic of Korea

1.40 million number

in 2018

Italy rank

51st

Republic of Korea rank

53rd

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Italy
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.50 million number against 1.40 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 99,040 number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Italy ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 53rd of 202 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.48 million number	2.92 million number	438,886 number	Republic of Korea
1980s	2.02 million number	2.67 million number	653,376 number	Republic of Korea
1990s	1.50 million number	2.24 million number	739,460 number	Republic of Korea
2000s	1.45 million number	2.09 million number	640,941 number	Republic of Korea
2010s	1.47 million number	1.49 million number	10,223 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Italy or Republic of Korea?: Italy, at 1.50 million number against 1.40 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Italy and Republic of Korea?: 99,040 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Italy ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 53rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.