South Korea vs Low income: Progression to secondary school, female

South Korea
99.5%
in 2016
Low income
74.8%
in 2016
South Korea rank
38th
Low income rank
39th

Progression to secondary school, female over time

  • South Korea
  • Low income
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 99.5% against 74.8% in Low income, a difference of 24.7%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 38th and Low income ranks 39th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 82.0% 59.7% 22.2% South Korea
1980s 97.6% 56.1% 41.5% South Korea
1990s 99.6% 64.8% 34.8% South Korea
2000s 99.1% 73.6% 25.6% South Korea
2010s 99.6% 75.7% 24.0% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, female, South Korea or Low income?
South Korea, at 99.5% against 74.8% in Low income as of 2016.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school, female between South Korea and Low income?
24.7%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Low income?
30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do South Korea and Low income rank globally for progression to secondary school, female?
South Korea ranks 38th and Low income ranks 39th of 156 countries.
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).