Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs South Korea: Secondary education, pupils

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
28.09 million
in 2024
South Korea
2.66 million
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
40th
South Korea rank
43rd

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • South Korea
010.0M20.0M30.0M197119972024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 28.09 million against 2.66 million in South Korea, a difference of 25.43 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.6 times South Korea's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 43rd of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 21.01 million 3.30 million 17.71 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 20.74 million 4.62 million 16.12 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 22.00 million 4.52 million 17.48 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 24.69 million 3.83 million 20.86 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 24.88 million 3.43 million 21.45 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 27.16 million 2.65 million 24.51 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or South Korea?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 28.09 million against 2.66 million in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea?
25.43 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.