ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Republic of Korea: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
21.6%
in 2024
Republic of Korea
14.3%
in 2024
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
99th
Republic of Korea rank
102nd

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • Republic of Korea
010203040199720102024

How they compare

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 21.6% against 14.3% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s figure about 1.5 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 99th and Republic of Korea ranks 102nd of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 33.3% 38.9% 5.7% Republic of Korea
2000s 29.0% 29.5% 0.5% Republic of Korea
2010s 21.6% 18.8% 2.8% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 22.2% 15.8% 6.5% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

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, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Republic of Korea?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 21.6% against 14.3% in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Republic of Korea?
7.3%, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Republic of Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Republic of Korea rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 99th and Republic of Korea ranks 102nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,250 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release