Korea vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Korea
12.2%
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
19.1%
in 2024
Korea rank
98th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
96th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Korea
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 19.1% against 12.2% in Korea, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.6 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 98th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 96th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 23.7% | 16.7% | Korea |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 22.1% | 7.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 19.5% | 2.5% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 20.6% | 7.0% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 19.1% against 12.2% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Korea and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 6.9%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Korea and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Korea ranks 98th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 96th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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