Korea - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Korea was 105.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 109.35 in 2012, while its lowest value was 91.13 in 2017.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 92.88
1972 94.17
1973 103.60
1974 102.57
1975 102.27
1976 106.15
1977 101.04
1978 98.82
1979 102.49
1980 99.89
1981 103.71
1982 101.69
1983 103.13
1984 109.28
1985 106.99
1986 106.06
1987 105.03
1988 100.17
1989 94.55
1990 99.31
1991 96.47
1992 107.57
1993 106.66
1994 109.17
1995 108.88
1997 97.85
1998 100.85
1999 106.20
2000 105.04
2001 100.58
2002 95.92
2003 102.25
2004 100.00
2005 97.14
2006 98.02
2007 100.53
2008 99.65
2009 102.16
2010 100.77
2011 102.86
2012 109.35
2013 103.23
2014 95.69
2015 101.27
2016 97.90
2017 91.13
2018 95.22
2019 105.42

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Korea was 105.07 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 110.02 in 2012, while its lowest value was 91.56 in 2017.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 98.57
1972 100.69
1973 109.10
1974 105.98
1975 105.48
1976 109.17
1977 102.03
1978 101.18
1979 103.27
1980 99.01
1981 103.80
1982 100.79
1983 102.79
1984 108.79
1985 106.13
1986 104.86
1987 104.34
1988 99.61
1989 95.43
1990 98.68
1991 96.52
1992 107.32
1993 106.82
1994 108.45
1995 108.02
1997 96.41
1998 97.53
1999 101.50
2000 101.65
2001 98.84
2002 93.85
2003 99.66
2004 99.39
2005 98.46
2006 100.14
2007 101.60
2008 100.53
2009 101.13
2010 101.51
2011 103.09
2012 110.02
2013 103.14
2014 96.58
2015 101.54
2016 98.13
2017 91.56
2018 95.52
2019 105.07

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Korea was 105.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 109.70 in 2012, while its lowest value was 91.36 in 2017.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 95.79
1972 97.51
1973 106.42
1974 104.32
1975 103.92
1976 107.70
1977 101.55
1978 100.04
1979 102.89
1980 99.44
1981 103.76
1982 101.23
1983 102.96
1984 109.03
1985 106.55
1986 105.44
1987 104.67
1988 99.88
1989 95.00
1990 98.99
1991 96.50
1992 107.44
1993 106.74
1994 108.80
1995 108.44
1997 97.09
1998 99.09
1999 103.69
2000 103.23
2001 99.65
2002 94.81
2003 100.87
2004 99.68
2005 97.84
2006 99.14
2007 101.09
2008 100.11
2009 101.62
2010 101.16
2011 102.98
2012 109.70
2013 103.19
2014 96.16
2015 101.41
2016 98.02
2017 91.36
2018 95.38
2019 105.24

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes