Korea vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education
Korea
85.3%
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
56.0%
in 2019
Korea rank
6th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
6th
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education over time
- Korea
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 85.3% against 56.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 29.3%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 6th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 6th of 59 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 53.8% | 40.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 55.4% | 32.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education, Korea or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Korea, at 85.3% against 56.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 29.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?
- Korea ranks 6th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 6th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level 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