Cuba vs South Korea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Cuba
97.4%
in 2019
South Korea
98.5%
in 2018
Cuba rank
127th
South Korea rank
125th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Cuba
  • South Korea
0255075100199420062019

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 98.5% against 97.4% in Cuba, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Korea ahead.

Cuba ranks 127th and South Korea ranks 125th of 188 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 99.3% 102.8% 3.5% South Korea
2000s 99.0% 100.4% 1.3% South Korea
2010s 97.6% 99.9% 2.3% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Cuba or South Korea?
South Korea, at 98.5% against 97.4% in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Cuba and South Korea?
1.1%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Cuba and South Korea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Cuba ranks 127th and South Korea ranks 125th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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