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