North Korea

Primary School Enrollment

89.32
percent of all eligible children
Dec 09Dec 180.00030.0060.0090.00120.00
  • North Korea
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

168
Armenia91.24
169
Puerto Rico90.87
170
El Salvador90.31
171
Honduras90.23
173
North Korea89.32
174
Chad89.19
175
Romania87.5
176
Kuwait87.28
177
Bulgaria85.94
178
Tuvalu85.51

Asia Ranking

26
Brunei98.31
27
Maldives98.04
28
Japan97.59
29
Azerbaijan95.81
30
Pakistan95.48

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Definition of Primary School Enrollment

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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