North Korea vs United Kingdom: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education over time
- North Korea
- United Kingdom
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 11 against 11 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 22 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 205 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 11 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 10 | 11 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 10.6 | 11 | 0.4 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education, North Korea or United Kingdom?
- North Korea, at 11 against 11 in United Kingdom as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education between North Korea and United Kingdom?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United Kingdom?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do North Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- North Korea ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/