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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Spain: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Korea

455,639 number

in 2020

Spain

501,633 number

in 2020

Korea rank

54th

Spain rank

51st

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Korea
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 501,633 number against 455,639 number in Korea, a difference of 45,994 number.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 54th and Spain ranks 51st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	901,351 number	644,121 number	257,229 number	Korea
1980s	873,408 number	662,496 number	210,912 number	Korea
1990s	744,972 number	540,562 number	204,410 number	Korea
2000s	665,156 number	426,366 number	238,790 number	Korea
2010s	523,439 number	447,712 number	75,727 number	Korea
2020s	455,639 number	501,633 number	45,994 number	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Korea or Spain?: Spain, at 501,633 number against 455,639 number in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Korea and Spain?: 45,994 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Korea and Spain rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Korea ranks 54th and Spain ranks 51st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.