Japan vs Republic of Korea: Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate

Japan
-0.3416 % change on previous year
in 2023
Republic of Korea
-0.3417 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
139th
Republic of Korea rank
140th

Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
051015197219982024

How they compare

Japan currently reports -0.3416 % change on previous year against -0.3417 % change on previous year in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0001 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 139th and Republic of Korea ranks 140th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.48 % change on previous year 8.65 % change on previous year 7.17 % change on previous year Republic of Korea
1980s 1.88 % change on previous year 4.6 % change on previous year 2.72 % change on previous year Republic of Korea
1990s 0.5056 % change on previous year 2.82 % change on previous year 2.31 % change on previous year Republic of Korea
2010s 0.0879 % change on previous year -0.9407 % change on previous year 1.03 % change on previous year Japan
2020s -0.2632 % change on previous year 0.5405 % change on previous year 0.8037 % change on previous year Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate, Japan or Republic of Korea?
Japan, at -0.3416 % change on previous year against -0.3417 % change on previous year in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate between Japan and Republic of Korea?
0.0001 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 139th and Republic of Korea ranks 140th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
237 places, 6,649 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, teachers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.