South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, secondary education, female

South Korea
1.37 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
1.40 million number
in 2020
South Korea rank
50th
Saudi Arabia rank
48th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.40 million number against 1.37 million number in South Korea, a difference of 29,720 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.53 million number 435,840 number 2.09 million number South Korea
1980s 2.57 million number 712,158 number 1.86 million number South Korea
1990s 2.28 million number 1.11 million number 1.17 million number South Korea
2000s 1.87 million number 1.45 million number 424,697 number South Korea
2010s 1.66 million number 1.44 million number 219,951 number South Korea
2020s 1.37 million number 1.40 million number 29,720 number Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.40 million number against 1.37 million number in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
29,720 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
South Korea ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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