Kazakhstan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Kazakhstan
15 years
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
15 years
in 2019
Kazakhstan rank
68th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
68th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
051015197019952020

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 15 years against 15 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 68th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 15 years 13 years 2 years Kazakhstan
1980s 15 years 13 years 2 years Kazakhstan
1990s 15.5 years 13.2 years 2.3 years Kazakhstan
2000s 16 years 14 years 2 years Kazakhstan
2010s 16 years 14.6 years 1.4 years Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Kazakhstan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Kazakhstan, at 15 years against 15 years in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Kazakhstan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0 years, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kazakhstan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Kazakhstan ranks 68th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.