Estonia vs Korea: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary
Estonia
83.5%
in 2022
Korea
85.3%
in 2022
Estonia rank
3rd
Korea rank
2nd
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary over time
- Estonia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 85.3% against 83.5% in Estonia, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Korea ahead.
Estonia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 94.2% | 10.9% | Korea |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 87.9% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 85.3% | 1.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary, Estonia or Korea?
- Korea, at 85.3% against 83.5% in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary between Estonia and Korea?
- 1.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Korea?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Korea rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- Estonia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release