What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Iceland and South Korea?

0 5 year moving average, with Iceland ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs South Korea: GOAL 4: Quality Education

Iceland

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Korea

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Iceland rank

1st

South Korea rank

1st

GOAL 4: Quality Education over time

Iceland
South Korea

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in South Korea, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3173 5 year moving average	0.2935 5 year moving average	0.0238 5 year moving average	Iceland
2010s	0.3338 5 year moving average	0.5163 5 year moving average	0.1825 5 year moving average	South Korea
2020s	0.641 5 year moving average	0.6863 5 year moving average	0.0453 5 year moving average	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 4: quality education, Iceland or South Korea?: Iceland, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Iceland and South Korea?: 0 5 year moving average, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Korea?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Iceland and South Korea rank globally for goal 4: quality education?: Iceland ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database