Korea vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female

Korea
633,505
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
33.07 million
in 2024
Korea rank
35th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
38th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

  • Korea
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
010.0M20.0M30.0M199420092024

How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 33.07 million against 633,505 in Korea, a difference of 32.43 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 52.2 times Korea's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 35th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 38th of 196 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.08 million 13.00 million 11.92 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 884,287 22.62 million 21.74 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 844,764 29.59 million 28.75 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 626,959 31.71 million 31.09 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, female, Korea or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 33.07 million against 633,505 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
32.43 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
Korea ranks 35th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,681 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release