East Asia & Pacific vs Republic of Korea: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

East Asia & Pacific
35.7%
in 2019
Republic of Korea
89.8%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
2nd
Republic of Korea rank
2nd

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Republic of Korea
020406080199820082019

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 89.8% against 35.7% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 54.1%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 2.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 33 groups.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development, East Asia & Pacific or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 89.8% against 35.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?
54.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?
7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.