Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Poland: Theoretical duration of upper secondary education

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3 years
in 2019
Poland
3 years
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
52nd
Poland rank
52nd

Theoretical duration of upper secondary education over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

Across all 50 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 52nd and Poland ranks 52nd of 209 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 3 years 3.8 years 0.8 years Poland
1980s 3 years 3.9 years 0.9 years Poland
1990s 3 years 4 years 1 years Poland
2000s 3 years 3.2 years 0.2 years Poland
2010s 3 years 3 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of upper secondary education, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Poland?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 3 years against 3 years in Poland as of 2019.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Poland?
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 Poland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Poland rank globally for theoretical duration of upper secondary education?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 52nd and Poland ranks 52nd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Theoretical duration of upper 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 upper secondary education.