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Education > Primary education Stats: compare key data on India & South Korea

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  • Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT India South Korea HISTORY
Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th.
6 years
Ranked 136th. 20% more than India

Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than South Korea
4.13 million
Ranked 15th.

Pupils > % female 46.82% female
Ranked 138th.
47.07% female
Ranked 76th. 1% more than India

Pupils > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 48% more than South Korea
0.085 per capita
Ranked 87th.

Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 43% more than South Korea
85.7
Ranked 85th.

Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than South Korea
142,153
Ranked 13th.

Teachers > % female 44% female
Ranked 119th.
73.98% female
Ranked 38th. 68% more than India

Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 7% more than South Korea
2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th. 3% more than South Korea
2.95
Ranked 72nd.

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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