What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between European Union and Republic of Korea?

58.6%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs Republic of Korea: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

European Union

30.8%

in 2019

Republic of Korea

89.4%

in 2018

European Union rank

1st

Republic of Korea rank

1st

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

European Union
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 89.4% against 30.8% in European Union, a difference of 58.6%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 2.9 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 1 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, European Union or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 89.4% against 30.8% in European Union as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between European Union and Republic of Korea?: 58.6%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Republic of Korea?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
How do European Union and Republic of Korea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?: European Union ranks 1st and Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 1 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.