Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Korea
16.2%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
15.5%
in 2024
Korea rank
105th
United Arab Emirates rank
108th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Korea currently reports 16.2% against 15.5% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 105th and United Arab Emirates ranks 108th of 168 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 6.2% | 31.9% | Korea |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 2.9% | 16.8% | Korea |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 9.5% | 8.2% | 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Korea, at 16.2% against 15.5% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.7%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Korea ranks 105th and United Arab Emirates ranks 108th 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