Which has higher progression to secondary school, Bhutan or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 99.6% against 99.6% in Bhutan as of 2016.

What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Bhutan and Republic of Korea?

0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Republic of Korea?

17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Republic of Korea: Progression to secondary school

Bhutan

99.6%

in 2016

Republic of Korea

99.6%

in 2016

Bhutan rank

30th

Republic of Korea rank

27th

Progression to secondary school over time

Bhutan
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 99.6% against 99.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 30th and Republic of Korea ranks 27th of 167 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	77.6%	84.5%	6.9%	Republic of Korea
1990s	93.9%	99.8%	5.8%	Republic of Korea
2000s	96.7%	99.2%	2.5%	Republic of Korea
2010s	98.6%	99.8%	1.2%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Bhutan or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 99.6% against 99.6% in Bhutan as of 2016.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Bhutan and Republic of Korea?: 0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Republic of Korea?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Bhutan and Republic of Korea rank globally for progression to secondary school?: Bhutan ranks 30th and Republic of Korea ranks 27th of 167 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit: %
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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).