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

Türkiye, at 99.7% against 99.6% in Republic of Korea as of 2015.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2015.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Türkiye: Progression to secondary school

Republic of Korea

99.6%

in 2016

Türkiye

99.7%

in 2015

Republic of Korea rank

27th

Türkiye rank

26th

Progression to secondary school over time

Republic of Korea
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 27th and Türkiye ranks 26th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1980s	98.9%	48.1%	50.9%	Republic of Korea
2000s	99.2%	98.2%	1.0%	Republic of Korea
2010s	99.8%	97.2%	2.5%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Republic of Korea or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 99.7% against 99.6% in Republic of Korea as of 2015.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Republic of Korea and Türkiye?: 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Türkiye?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2015.
How do Republic of Korea and Türkiye rank globally for progression to secondary school?: Republic of Korea ranks 27th and Türkiye ranks 26th 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).