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, male (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

235,450 number

in 2020

Spain

259,141 number

in 2020

Korea rank

53rd

Spain rank

51st

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Korea
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 259,141 number against 235,450 number in Korea, a difference of 23,691 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 53rd 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	462,184 number	329,551 number	132,633 number	Korea
1980s	450,403 number	340,357 number	110,046 number	Korea
1990s	385,687 number	277,399 number	108,289 number	Korea
2000s	353,444 number	219,365 number	134,079 number	Korea
2010s	272,464 number	230,062 number	42,402 number	Korea
2020s	235,450 number	259,141 number	23,691 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 259,141 number against 235,450 number in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Korea and Spain?: 23,691 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 53rd 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, male (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, male (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

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