Korea vs Slovakia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Korea
6,263 number
in 2018
Slovakia
9,242 number
in 2018
Korea rank
66th
Slovakia rank
63rd

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Korea
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 9,242 number against 6,263 number in Korea, a difference of 2,979 number.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 66th and Slovakia ranks 63rd of 133 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s 296,241 number 6,917 number 289,324 number Korea
2010s 21,370 number 9,884 number 11,486 number Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Korea or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 9,242 number against 6,263 number in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Korea and Slovakia?
2,979 number, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Slovakia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Korea and Slovakia rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Korea ranks 66th and Slovakia ranks 63rd of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/