How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?

5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Korea: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Australia

75,989 number

in 2018

Korea

99,793 number

in 2018

Australia rank

60th

Korea rank

57th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Australia
Korea

How they compare

Korea currently reports 99,793 number against 75,989 number in Australia, a difference of 23,804 number.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 60th and Korea ranks 57th of 142 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58,981 number	162,896 number	103,915 number	Korea
2010s	34,844 number	74,156 number	39,312 number	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Australia or Korea?: Korea, at 99,793 number against 75,989 number in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Australia and Korea?: 23,804 number, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Australia and Korea rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Australia ranks 60th and Korea ranks 57th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/