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Korea - Primary Completion Rate 2012

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
102.07% +4.45pp from 2011 Global rank: 25th

Korea's primary completion rate was 102.07% in 2012, increased +4.45pp from 97.62% in 2011. This was the 25th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Saudi Arabia 128.30% 4.9%
2nd Albania 117.01% 16.4%
3rd Colombia 113.55% -4.5%
4th St. Kitts and Nevis 112.74% 2.9%
5th Indonesia 108.01% 7.2%
6th Belize 107.95% 4.7%
7th Oman 107.91% -7.4%
8th Seychelles 107.74% -6.0%
9th Georgia 107.37% -5.5%
10th Cayman Islands 107.36% 1.1%
11th Mexico 106.49% 6.3%
12th Nepal 106.14% 32.8%
13th Tonga 105.91% 3.1%
14th Syrian Arab Republic 105.76% 1.4%
15th Ecuador 105.30% 0.1%
16th Guyana 104.34% 1.8%
17th Bahamas, The 104.31% 0.9%
18th Malaysia 104.02% 4.7%
19th Argentina 103.66% 0.4%
20th Brunei Darussalam 103.20% -7.1%
21st Botswana 102.63% -0.4%
22nd Hong Kong SAR, China 102.32% -0.3%
23rd Liechtenstein 102.24% 1.5%
24th Bhutan 102.12% 10.0%
25th Korea 102.07% 4.6%
26th Macao SAR, China 101.94% 5.0%
27th Germany 101.79% -1.7%
28th Belarus 101.55% -1.8%
29th Panama 101.18% 1.8%
30th Lithuania 101.10% 2.0%
31st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 100.82% 13.6%
32nd Samoa 100.72% -0.4%
33rd Bahrain 100.10% 7.4%
34th Cyprus 100.06% -1.6%
35th Uruguay 99.79% -1.0%
36th Viet Nam 99.74% 3.4%
37th Estonia 99.69% -0.1%
38th Norway 99.66% -0.2%
39th Denmark 99.65% -1.4%
40th Bulgaria 99.53% -0.4%
41st Czechia 99.45% -1.1%
42nd Bermuda 99.44% -5.3%
43rd Sweden 99.28% 1.5%
44th Algeria 99.15% 2.1%
45th Malta 99.14% -0.3%
46th Italy 99.08% -1.8%
47th Iceland 98.96% -0.3%
48th Finland 98.86% -0.6%
49th Jamaica 98.76% 12.5%
50th Latvia 98.53% -1.2%
51st Israel 98.46% 2.8%
52nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98.22% 0.9%
53rd Croatia 98.04% 0.4%
54th Serbia 98.01% -5.9%
55th Greece 97.91% 2.3%
56th Hungary 97.88% 0.1%
57th Dominica 97.70% 3.2%
58th European Union 97.63% -0.7%
59th Nauru 97.61% 4.9%
60th El Salvador 97.43% -1.8%
61st Chile 97.41% 2.5%
62nd Ukraine 97.31% -3.9%
63rd Slovenia 97.19% -0.1%
64th Fiji 97.18% 2.3%
65th Kazakhstan 96.86% -6.7%
66th Switzerland 96.84% 0.2%
67th Poland 96.82% -0.2%
68th Spain 96.81% 0.3%
69th Peru 96.66% -5.3%
70th Kuwait 96.51% -3.9%
71st Austria 96.50% -4.1%
72nd Kyrgyz Republic 96.46% 2.4%
73rd Montenegro 96.24% 29.3%
74th Cabo Verde 96.00% 5.2%
75th Paraguay 95.95% -0.1%
76th Russian Federation 95.75% 5.7%
77th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 95.65% -
78th Uzbekistan 95.54% 0.6%
79th Slovak Republic 95.36% -3.2%
80th Sri Lanka 95.31% -3.2%
81st Morocco 95.28% 9.4%
82nd Romania 95.24% -3.1%
83rd St. Lucia 95.12% 0.1%
84th Tajikistan 94.82% -9.2%
85th Armenia 94.40% -1.9%
86th Iran, Islamic Republic of 93.90% -1.7%
87th Costa Rica 93.82% -3.9%
88th Dominican Republic 93.46% 0.5%
89th Maldives 93.09% -8.0%
90th Cuba 92.83% -2.4%
91st West Bank and Gaza 92.80% -1.2%
92nd Lao PDR 92.31% 3.9%
93rd Mauritius 92.30% -4.6%
94th Namibia 92.23% -0.1%
95th British Virgin Islands 92.07% 5.4%
96th Azerbaijan 91.99% -0.9%
97th Cambodia 91.93% 3.8%
98th Ghana 91.32% 3.8%
99th Moldova 89.64% -1.6%
100th Zambia 89.41% 1.2%
101st Zimbabwe 86.98% -7.2%
102nd Guatemala 86.11% -0.4%
103rd Timor-Leste 85.72% 5.3%
104th Honduras 85.14% -2.5%
105th Solomon Islands 83.78% -2.1%
106th Luxembourg 83.72% 0.5%
107th Eswatini 82.00% -1.5%
108th Lesotho 81.78% -0.1%
109th Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.55% -0.2%
110th Tanzania 78.30% -3.6%
111th Suriname 77.33% -0.6%
112th Cameroon 76.28% 5.6%
113th Lebanon 74.88% -0.5%
114th Rwanda 74.82% -1.4%
115th Malawi 73.54% 4.8%
116th Togo 73.24% 5.0%
117th Congo, Republic of 72.61% -3.5%
118th Mauritania 69.46% 2.6%
119th Benin 68.60% 1.9%
120th Madagascar 65.20% -1.8%
121st Congo, Democratic Republic of 64.46% 7.9%
122nd Sierra Leone 63.91% -5.9%
123rd Burundi 62.64% 8.4%
124th Guinea 60.48% 7.7%
125th Gambia, The 60.31% 3.3%
126th Senegal 60.07% -1.0%
127th Yemen, Republic of 59.33% 4.9%
128th Eritrea 58.20% -5.1%
129th Burkina Faso 55.90% 21.6%
130th Uganda 55.51% 2.1%
131st Pakistan 55.13% 5.6%
132nd Sudan 53.83% -7.0%
133rd Mozambique 53.15% -4.4%
134th Côte d'Ivoire 52.07% 5.5%
135th Mali 50.62% -7.5%
136th Niger 46.69% 7.4%
137th Central African Republic 38.66% 4.1%
138th Equatorial Guinea 35.77% 4.9%
139th Chad 33.99% 1.4%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Korea's primary completion rate in 2012?▾

Korea's primary completion rate in 2012 was 102.07%. This ranked 25th globally.

How did Korea's primary completion rate change in 2012?▾

Korea's primary completion rate increased by 4.6% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2012?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest primary completion rate in 2012 at 128.30%.

What is the primary completion rate of Korea in 2012?▾

The primary completion rate of Korea in 2012 was 102.07%. This ranked 25th globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Korea's primary completion rate?▾

Korea's primary completion rate went from 97.62% in 2011 to 102.07% in 2012, a 4.6% increase.

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