South Korea vs Low income: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled

South Korea
233,046
in 2024
Low income
1.90 million
in 2024
South Korea rank
33rd
Low income rank
36th

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • South Korea
  • Low income
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119972024

How they compare

Low income currently reports 1.90 million against 233,046 in South Korea, a difference of 1.67 million.

That makes Low income's figure about 8.2 times South Korea's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 33rd and Low income ranks 36th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 88,538 284,303 195,764 Low income
1980s 131,471 389,808 258,338 Low income
1990s 187,831 458,991 271,160 Low income
2000s 207,427 777,024 569,596 Low income
2010s 233,952 1.32 million 1.09 million Low income
2020s 230,068 1.81 million 1.58 million Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, gaps filled, South Korea or Low income?
Low income, at 1.90 million against 233,046 in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, gaps filled between South Korea and Low income?
1.67 million, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Low income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Low income rank globally for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
South Korea ranks 33rd and Low income ranks 36th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 8,396 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.