Republic of Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Progression to secondary school, female

Republic of Korea
99.5%
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
75.9%
in 2016
Republic of Korea rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

Progression to secondary school, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 99.5% against 75.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 23.6%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 79.1% 61.9% 17.2% Republic of Korea
1980s 97.6% 56.7% 40.9% Republic of Korea
1990s 99.6% 61.3% 38.3% Republic of Korea
2000s 99.2% 69.7% 29.5% Republic of Korea
2010s 99.6% 75.8% 23.8% Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, female, Republic of Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Republic of Korea, at 99.5% against 75.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2016.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school, female between Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23.6%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for progression to secondary school, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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).