Korea vs UIS: World: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Korea
16.2%
in 2024
UIS: World
23.4%
in 2024
Korea rank
105th
UIS: World rank
102nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Korea
- UIS: World
How they compare
UIS: World currently reports 23.4% against 16.2% in Korea, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes UIS: World's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 105th and UIS: World ranks 102nd of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and UIS: World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | UIS: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 28.0% | 9.6% | Korea |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 24.8% | 4.9% | Korea |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 24.7% | 4.3% | UIS: World |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 24.5% | 6.7% | UIS: World |
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 UIS: World?
- UIS: World, at 23.4% against 16.2% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Korea and UIS: World?
- 7.2%, with UIS: World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UIS: World?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Korea and UIS: World rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Korea ranks 105th and UIS: World ranks 102nd 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, 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