What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Arab World and South Korea?

14.66 million number, with Arab World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and South Korea?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Arab World vs South Korea: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Arab World

16.04 million number

in 2019

South Korea

1.38 million number

in 2018

Arab World rank

34th

South Korea rank

36th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Arab World
South Korea

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 16.04 million number against 1.38 million number in South Korea, a difference of 14.66 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 11.6 times South Korea's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 34th and South Korea ranks 36th of 43 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.38 million number	1.16 million number	1.22 million number	Arab World
1980s	4.90 million number	2.15 million number	2.74 million number	Arab World
1990s	8.24 million number	2.17 million number	6.07 million number	Arab World
2000s	12.68 million number	1.81 million number	10.87 million number	Arab World
2010s	14.97 million number	1.67 million number	13.30 million number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Arab World or South Korea?: Arab World, at 16.04 million number against 1.38 million number in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Arab World and South Korea?: 14.66 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and South Korea?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Arab World and South Korea rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Arab World ranks 34th and South Korea ranks 36th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.