South Korea vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 97.2% in South Korea and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in South Korea.

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

South KoreaUnited KingdomWorld

What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher since 2012, when it overtook South Korea.
In 2012, South Korea ranked 11 and United Kingdom ranked 9 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	South Korea	United Kingdom	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	97.2	99.4	88.2
2016	96.8	99.6	88.3
2015	98	–	88.2
2014	95.9	–	88.3
2013	95.6	99.6	88.2
2012	98.1	98.3	88.2
2011	–	98.2	88.1
2010	–	98	87.9
2009	99.6	97.8	87.9
2008	–	98.6	87.6
2007	–	96.8	87.2
2006	–	98.7	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	98	98.2	84.7
2003	98.5	–	83.5
2002	97.9	99.9	81.4
2001	98.4	–	81
2000	99.8	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	96.8	77.7
1991	–	98.4	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	99.9	76.6
1987	99.7	98.2	75.8
1986	98.6	95.3	75.3
1985	98.9	93.7	74
1980	100	97	75.8
1975	100	98	72.9
1970	94	98	69
1965	88.5	100	66
1960	90.4	100	63.1
1955	77.8	100	57.4
1950	43.4	100	51.4
1945	37.1	100	43.5
1940	30.7	100	40
1935	13.6	100	38.2
1930	8.1	100	36.4
1925	6.5	100	33
1920	1.6	100	30.5
1915	0.8	100	29.2
1910	0.4	100	28.1
1905	0.2	100	25.1
1900	0.1	91.3	23.3
1895	0.1	82.6	21.8
1890	0	73.9	20
1885	0	65.2	19
1880	0	56.4	17.2
1875	0	47.7	15.7
1870	0	39	13.2
1865	0	35.4	10.6
1860	0	31.9	9.3
1855	0	28.3	8
1850	0	24.7	6.8
1845	0	22.5	5.9
1840	0	20.4	5.2
1835	0	18.5	4.5
1830	0	16.8	4
1825	0	15.1	3.5
1820	0	13.6	3.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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South Korea vs United Kingdom

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Education

Learning-adjusted schoolingSouth Korea: 11.7 years in 2020United Kingdom: 11.5 years in 2020

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Deaths in conflictsSouth Korea: 0 deaths in 2022United Kingdom: 0 deaths in 2022