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Korea - Primary Completion Rate 2022

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
96.02% −2.44pp from 2021 Global rank: 76th

Korea's primary completion rate was 96.02% in 2022, decreased +2.44pp from 98.45% in 2021. This was the 76th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2022▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2022
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Antigua and Barbuda 123.35% 16.8%
2nd Saudi Arabia 119.84% 24.0%
3rd Tuvalu 118.42% 5.4%
4th Fiji 116.08% -0.5%
5th Vanuatu 115.83% 10.8%
6th Turks and Caicos Islands 111.40% -1.4%
7th Georgia 110.79% 26.2%
8th Montenegro 110.56% 11.4%
9th Belize 108.68% -6.3%
10th Moldova 107.96% 1.5%
11th Gibraltar 106.04% -4.8%
12th Hong Kong SAR, China 105.86% -11.1%
13th Eswatini 105.58% 9.3%
14th Brunei Darussalam 105.51% 3.2%
15th Thailand 104.89% 3.8%
16th Kiribati 104.61% 3.5%
17th Sierra Leone 103.13% 4.2%
18th Czechia 103.11% 2.0%
19th Samoa 102.66% 2.7%
20th United Arab Emirates 102.46% 5.2%
21st Mexico 102.24% -0.6%
22nd Indonesia 102.07% -1.3%
23rd Namibia 101.81% -6.2%
24th Botswana 101.53% 2.2%
25th Nepal 101.51% 0.4%
26th Türkiye 101.50% -1.9%
27th Tonga 101.47% 2.4%
28th Albania 101.18% 4.1%
29th Bahrain 101.04% 3.5%
30th Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.88% 4.1%
31st Viet Nam 100.78% -0.9%
32nd Lithuania 100.61% 0.3%
33rd Kazakhstan 100.53% 7.3%
34th United Kingdom 100.38% 0.8%
35th Argentina 100.31% -2.5%
36th Croatia 100.28% 2.3%
37th Chile 100.27% 1.1%
38th Uruguay 100.22% -0.3%
39th Portugal 100.01% -4.1%
40th Sweden 99.89% 0.1%
41st Denmark 99.89% 0.2%
42nd Seychelles 99.87% -36.0%
43rd Azerbaijan 99.70% 3.3%
44th Singapore 99.63% -0.9%
45th Ecuador 99.47% 5.9%
46th Cyprus 99.37% -0.6%
47th Greece 99.35% 3.1%
48th Norway 99.28% 0.1%
49th Cabo Verde 99.10% 5.5%
50th Iceland 98.95% 0.4%
51st Morocco 98.93% 0.8%
52nd Marshall Islands 98.71% -7.9%
53rd Estonia 98.52% 0.3%
54th Spain 98.49% -0.7%
55th Latvia 98.45% 0.4%
56th Finland 98.38% -0.9%
57th Poland 98.25% 3.8%
58th Uzbekistan 98.24% -0.2%
59th Cayman Islands 97.96% 4.7%
60th Germany 97.76% -3.2%
61st Hungary 97.42% 3.3%
62nd Turkmenistan 97.36% -3.0%
63rd Slovenia 97.25% 0.1%
64th Austria 97.16% -2.7%
65th Italy 97.15% -0.6%
66th Colombia 97.12% -2.1%
67th South Africa 97.10% 2.0%
68th Dominica 96.66% -1.7%
69th Bangladesh 96.62% -12.1%
70th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.54% 4.8%
71st Ireland 96.47% -1.9%
72nd European Union 96.46% -0.8%
73rd Kyrgyz Republic 96.34% 3.7%
74th Mongolia 96.12% 14.9%
75th Serbia 96.05% -2.1%
76th Korea 96.02% -2.5%
77th Jordan 95.78% -1.2%
78th United States 95.74% -5.3%
79th Bulgaria 95.71% 1.5%
80th Malta 95.52% -3.0%
81st Slovak Republic 95.22% 3.3%
82nd Sri Lanka 95.15% -1.6%
83rd Switzerland 95.06% -0.4%
84th Israel 94.91% 0.2%
85th St. Lucia 94.74% 5.9%
86th Qatar 94.65% 3.8%
87th Belarus 94.22% -1.0%
88th Algeria 93.93% -4.5%
89th Aruba 93.83% -2.0%
90th Armenia 93.82% -0.4%
91st West Bank and Gaza 93.77% -0.5%
92nd San Marino 93.43% -0.6%
93rd Ghana 93.42% -0.4%
94th North Macedonia 93.41% 1.9%
95th Cuba 93.27% -4.3%
96th Costa Rica 93.17% -7.1%
97th Panama 93.05% -2.3%
98th Maldives 92.82% -1.7%
99th Palau 92.15% -10.8%
100th Macao SAR, China 91.21% -4.8%
101st Dominican Republic 89.49% 2.0%
102nd Lao PDR 88.25% -1.6%
103rd Cambodia 87.26% -3.3%
104th Paraguay 87.15% 2.8%
105th Barbados 87.06% -8.3%
106th Oman 86.59% -2.2%
107th Guatemala 86.55% -1.8%
108th Timor-Leste 86.55% -14.4%
109th Philippines 86.33% -3.1%
110th Togo 85.71% 0.2%
111th Malaysia 84.50% -6.8%
112th Zimbabwe 83.20% 0.2%
113th Micronesia, Federated States of 83.14% -2.4%
114th Romania 82.86% -6.8%
115th Nicaragua 81.72% -1.3%
116th Gambia, The 80.33% 1.1%
117th El Salvador 79.72% -4.8%
118th Luxembourg 77.84% 1.3%
119th Mozambique 72.37% 17.2%
120th Lesotho 70.58% -10.3%
121st Cameroon 70.44% 1.4%
122nd Honduras 68.24% -4.2%
123rd Lebanon 68.13% 1.3%
124th Pakistan 64.95% 0.8%
125th Côte d'Ivoire 64.67% -6.5%
126th Benin 61.64% -9.0%
127th Eritrea 61.28% -10.1%
128th Burkina Faso 58.29% -8.6%
129th Liberia 57.85% -1.1%
130th Syrian Arab Republic 57.76% 2.6%
131st Madagascar 57.40% -6.0%
132nd Senegal 56.87% -9.9%
133rd Niger 50.44% -12.9%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Korea's primary completion rate in 2022?▾

Korea's primary completion rate in 2022 was 96.02%. This ranked 76th globally.

How did Korea's primary completion rate change in 2022?▾

Korea's primary completion rate decreased by 2.5% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2022?▾

Antigua and Barbuda had the highest primary completion rate in 2022 at 123.35%.

What is the primary completion rate of Korea in 2022?▾

The primary completion rate of Korea in 2022 was 96.02%. This ranked 76th globally.

How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Korea's primary completion rate?▾

Korea's primary completion rate went from 98.45% in 2021 to 96.02% in 2022, a 2.5% decrease.

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