Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Korea
26.92 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
3.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
35th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0204060197019962023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 26.92 units per square kilometre against 3.06 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 23.86 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 8.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 205 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 29.51 units per square kilometre 0.9669 units per square kilometre 28.54 units per square kilometre Korea
1980s 47.95 units per square kilometre 1.99 units per square kilometre 45.95 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 46.87 units per square kilometre 2.31 units per square kilometre 44.55 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 39.53 units per square kilometre 2.82 units per square kilometre 36.71 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 35.17 units per square kilometre 3.1 units per square kilometre 32.06 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 27.16 units per square kilometre 3.07 units per square kilometre 24.1 units per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 26.92 units per square kilometre against 3.06 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
23.86 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, 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.