Korea vs Türkiye: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both
Korea
1.8%
in 2025
Türkiye
1.9%
in 2025
Korea rank
184th
Türkiye rank
183rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both over time
- Korea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 184th and Türkiye ranks 183rd of 206 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 24.9% | 19.2% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 14.1% | 11.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both, Korea or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both between Korea and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Korea ranks 184th and Türkiye ranks 183rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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