Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Progression to secondary school
Progression to secondary school over time
- Korea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Korea currently reports 99.6% against 91.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Korea ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 167 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.3% | 75.9% | 4.4% | Korea |
| 1980s | 98.2% | 83.4% | 14.9% | Korea |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 90.2% | 9.4% | Korea |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 91.9% | 7.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 89.5% | 10.2% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Korea, at 99.6% against 91.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 8.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- Korea ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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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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).