What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Australia and Republic of Korea?

19,830 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?

8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Republic of Korea: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Australia

1.33 million number

in 2018

Republic of Korea

1.35 million number

in 2018

Australia rank

49th

Republic of Korea rank

47th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Australia
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.35 million number against 1.33 million number in Australia, a difference of 19,830 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Australia ranks 49th and Republic of Korea ranks 47th of 194 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.13 million number	2.41 million number	1.28 million number	Republic of Korea
2010s	1.38 million number	1.45 million number	69,708 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Australia or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 1.35 million number against 1.33 million number in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Australia and Republic of Korea?: 19,830 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Australia ranks 49th and Republic of Korea ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.