What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Korea and Zimbabwe?

56,810 number, with Korea ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.

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.

Korea vs Zimbabwe: Enrolment in primary education, male

Korea

1.40 million number

in 2018

Zimbabwe

1.34 million number

in 2013

Korea rank

53rd

Zimbabwe rank

55th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Korea
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.40 million number against 1.34 million number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 56,810 number.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 55th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.92 million number	443,407 number	2.48 million number	Korea
1980s	2.65 million number	1.08 million number	1.56 million number	Korea
1990s	2.25 million number	1.20 million number	1.05 million number	Korea
2000s	2.18 million number	1.24 million number	947,268 number	Korea
2010s	1.50 million number	1.34 million number	152,990 number	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Korea or Zimbabwe?: Korea, at 1.40 million number against 1.34 million number in Zimbabwe as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Korea and Zimbabwe?: 56,810 number, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Zimbabwe?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Korea ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 55th 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: 07 August 2026

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