Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Republic of Korea: Progression to secondary school, female

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
75.2%
in 2017
Republic of Korea
99.5%
in 2016
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
40th
Republic of Korea rank
38th

Progression to secondary school, female over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Republic of Korea
020406080100197119942017

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 99.5% against 75.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 24.3%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th and Republic of Korea ranks 38th of 42 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 58.5% 73.3% 14.8% Republic of Korea
1980s 53.1% 97.6% 44.5% Republic of Korea
1990s 62.1% 99.6% 37.6% Republic of Korea
2000s 69.8% 99.1% 29.3% Republic of Korea
2010s 75.6% 99.6% 24.0% Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, female, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 99.5% against 75.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2016.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school, female between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Republic of Korea?
24.3%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Republic of Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Republic of Korea rank globally for progression to secondary school, female?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th and Republic of Korea ranks 38th of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Progression to secondary school, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 4,145 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).