France vs Korea: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP
France
2.2%
in 2022
Korea
2.3%
in 2022
France rank
22nd
Korea rank
20th
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- France
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
France ranks 22nd and Korea ranks 20th of 165 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | France |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 0.9% | France |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | France |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.6% | France |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp, France or Korea?
- Korea, at 2.3% against 2.2% in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp between France and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Korea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do France and Korea rank globally for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- France ranks 22nd and Korea ranks 20th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release