South Korea vs Turkey: Progression to secondary school, female

South Korea
99.5%
in 2016
Turkey
99.5%
in 2015
South Korea rank
38th
Turkey rank
36th

Progression to secondary school, female over time

  • South Korea
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 36th of 156 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Turkey Difference Ahead
1980s 98.7% 37.7% 61.0% South Korea
2000s 99.0% 97.1% 1.9% South Korea
2010s 99.7% 97.2% 2.5% 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 Turkey?
Turkey, at 99.5% against 99.5% in South Korea as of 2015.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school, female between South Korea and Turkey?
0.0%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?
13 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2015.
How do South Korea and Turkey rank globally for progression to secondary school, female?
South Korea ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 36th 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

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).