Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

Korea
28.49 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2.59 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Korea rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 28.49 units per square kilometre against 2.59 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 25.9 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 11.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 25.26 units per square kilometre 0.5558 units per square kilometre 24.7 units per square kilometre Korea
1980s 39.07 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre 38.03 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 37.67 units per square kilometre 1.78 units per square kilometre 35.89 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 33.83 units per square kilometre 2.47 units per square kilometre 31.36 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 33.1 units per square kilometre 2.56 units per square kilometre 30.53 units per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Korea, at 28.49 units per square kilometre against 2.59 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
25.9 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.