Korea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Korea
83.8%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
80.4%
in 2024
Korea rank
86th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
85th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Korea
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
How they compare
Korea currently reports 83.8% against 80.4% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
Korea ranks 86th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 85th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.4% | 77.1% | 14.7% | WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 76.1% | 5.8% | WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 79.7% | 0.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 78.9% | 3.4% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Korea or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Korea, at 83.8% against 80.4% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Korea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- 3.4%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Korea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Korea ranks 86th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 85th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release