What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between IDA blend and South Korea?

1.92 million, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and South Korea?

47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA blend vs South Korea: Secondary education, vocational pupils

IDA blend

2.21 million

in 2018

South Korea

293,568

in 2017

IDA blend rank

35th

South Korea rank

35th

Secondary education, vocational pupils over time

IDA blend
South Korea

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 2.21 million against 293,568 in South Korea, a difference of 1.92 million.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 7.5 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was IDA blend ahead.

IDA blend ranks 35th and South Korea ranks 35th of 41 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	495,430	410,376	85,054	IDA blend
1980s	834,588	856,095	21,507	South Korea
1990s	749,324	887,197	137,873	South Korea
2000s	1.40 million	552,264	851,937	IDA blend
2010s	2.45 million	356,396	2.10 million	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, IDA blend or South Korea?: IDA blend, at 2.21 million against 293,568 in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between IDA blend and South Korea?: 1.92 million, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and South Korea?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do IDA blend and South Korea rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils?: IDA blend ranks 35th and South Korea ranks 35th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, vocational pupils
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 8,309 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.