Kiribati vs Republic of Korea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Kiribati
98.3%
in 2017
Republic of Korea
98.6%
in 2018
Kiribati rank
125th
Republic of Korea rank
122nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Kiribati
  • Republic of Korea
0255075100125199420062018

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 98.6% against 98.3% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Kiribati ranks 125th and Republic of Korea ranks 122nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 89.8% 101.6% 11.7% Republic of Korea
2000s 105.5% 100.2% 5.3% Kiribati
2010s 105.9% 99.6% 6.3% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Kiribati or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 98.6% against 98.3% in Kiribati as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Kiribati and Republic of Korea?
0.3%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Republic of Korea?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Kiribati and Republic of Korea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Kiribati ranks 125th and Republic of Korea ranks 122nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. 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.