Afghanistan vs South Korea: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.04 million
in 2018
South Korea
2.78 million
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
30th
South Korea rank
32nd

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.04 million against 2.78 million in South Korea, a difference of 263,520.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 204 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 185,133 2.44 million 2.25 million South Korea
1980s 216,310 3.77 million 3.55 million South Korea
1990s 352,350 3.71 million 3.36 million South Korea
2000s 818,798 3.28 million 2.46 million South Korea
2010s 2.49 million 3.22 million 734,589 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or South Korea?
Afghanistan, at 3.04 million against 2.78 million in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and South Korea?
263,520, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Korea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and South Korea rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 30th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.