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

6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Korea

61,490 number

in 2018

Saudi Arabia

48,221 number

in 2019

Korea rank

63rd

Saudi Arabia rank

66th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Korea
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Korea currently reports 61,490 number against 48,221 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 13,269 number.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Korea ranks 63rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 66th of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	150,954 number	293,347 number	142,393 number	Saudi Arabia
2010s	46,484 number	81,032 number	34,548 number	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Korea or Saudi Arabia?: Korea, at 61,490 number against 48,221 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Korea and Saudi Arabia?: 13,269 number, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Saudi Arabia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Korea ranks 63rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 66th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.