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

Italy
3.04 million
in 2017
South Korea
2.78 million
in 2017
Italy rank
31st
South Korea rank
32nd

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.04 million against 2.78 million in South Korea, a difference of 256,990.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 32nd of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 3.15 million 2.44 million 717,089 Italy
1980s 3.39 million 3.77 million 377,697 South Korea
1990s 2.83 million 3.63 million 808,324 South Korea
2000s 3.23 million 3.28 million 40,877 South Korea
2010s 2.98 million 3.22 million 246,089 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Italy or South Korea?
Italy, at 3.04 million against 2.78 million in South Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Italy and South Korea?
256,990, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 31st 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.