Australia vs South Korea: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Australia
1.27 million number
in 2020
South Korea
1.38 million number
in 2020
Australia rank
59th
South Korea rank
57th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.38 million number against 1.27 million number in Australia, a difference of 114,090 number.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 59th and South Korea ranks 57th of 205 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 761,170 number 2.68 million number 1.92 million number South Korea
1980s 786,299 number 2.64 million number 1.85 million number South Korea
1990s 943,138 number 2.29 million number 1.35 million number South Korea
2000s 1.11 million number 1.99 million number 876,164 number South Korea
2010s 1.16 million number 1.63 million number 475,157 number South Korea
2020s 1.27 million number 1.38 million number 114,090 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Australia or South Korea?
South Korea, at 1.38 million number against 1.27 million number in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Australia and South Korea?
114,090 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 59th and South Korea ranks 57th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.