Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Progression to secondary school, female
Progression to secondary school, female over time
- Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 99.5% against 75.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 156 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.1% | 61.9% | 17.2% | Korea |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 56.7% | 40.9% | Korea |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 61.3% | 38.3% | Korea |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 69.7% | 29.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 75.8% | 23.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, female, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Korea, at 99.5% against 75.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school, female between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 23.6%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for progression to secondary school, female?
- Korea ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th 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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About this data
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).