Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Spain: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3 years
in 2019
Spain
3 years
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
81st
Spain rank
81st

Theoretical duration of lower secondary education over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Spain
01234197019952020

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Spain, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 81st and Spain ranks 81st of 209 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 3 years 3 years 0 years
1980s 3 years 3 years 0 years
1990s 3 years 2.8 years 0.2 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 3 years 4 years 1 years Spain
2010s 3 years 3.3 years 0.3 years Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of lower secondary education, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Spain?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 3 years against 3 years in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of lower secondary education between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Spain?
0 years, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Spain?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Spain rank globally for theoretical duration of lower secondary education?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 81st and Spain ranks 81st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Spain: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/theoretical-duration-of-lower-secondary-education-years/korea-dem-people-s-rep/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/theoretical-duration-of-lower-secondary-education-years/korea-dem-people-s-rep/spain/">Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of vs Spain: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of grades (years) in lower secondary education.