Brunei vs South Korea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Brunei
3.1%
in 2019
South Korea
2.7%
in 2018
Brunei rank
93rd
South Korea rank
95th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Brunei
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 3.1% against 2.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Korea ahead.

Brunei ranks 93rd and South Korea ranks 95th of 150 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 15.4% 23.4% 8.0% South Korea
1980s 12.9% 14.5% 1.6% South Korea
2010s 0.3% 2.7% 2.4% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Brunei or South Korea?
Brunei, at 3.1% against 2.7% in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Brunei and South Korea?
0.4%, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and South Korea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Brunei and South Korea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Brunei ranks 93rd and South Korea ranks 95th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.