Japan vs South Korea: Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Japan
0.0531 units per person
in 2023
South Korea
0.0514 units per person
in 2024
Japan rank
184th
South Korea rank
186th
Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0531 units per person against 0.0514 units per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0017 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 184th and South Korea ranks 186th of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0802 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0869 units per person | 0.1142 units per person | 0.0273 units per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0808 units per person | 0.1012 units per person | 0.0203 units per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0561 units per person | 0.0632 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0534 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 0.0531 units per person against 0.0514 units per person in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0017 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Japan ranks 184th and South Korea ranks 186th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.