Republic of Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
28.49 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.5 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Republic of Korea rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 28.49 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 25.99 units per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 11.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 25.26 units per square kilometre 0.3237 units per square kilometre 24.93 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 39.07 units per square kilometre 0.6155 units per square kilometre 38.46 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 37.67 units per square kilometre 0.8461 units per square kilometre 36.82 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 33.83 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre 32.4 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 33.1 units per square kilometre 2.22 units per square kilometre 30.87 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Republic of Korea, at 28.49 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25.99 units per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th 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.