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Education > Secondary education Stats: compare key data on Japan & South Korea

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  • General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Japan South Korea HISTORY
General pupils 6.88 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Korea
3.18 million
Ranked 10th.

General pupils > Per capita 53.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
65.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 22% more than Japan

General pupils per 1000 53.85
Ranked 117th.
66.02
Ranked 58th. 23% more than Japan

Pupils 7.89 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Korea
3.69 million
Ranked 10th.

Pupils > % female 48.87% female
Ranked 70th. 4% more than South Korea
47.2% female
Ranked 57th.

Pupils > Per capita 61.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
76.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 24% more than Japan

Pupils per 1000 61.79
Ranked 113th.
76.71
Ranked 41st. 24% more than Japan

Teachers 612,629
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Korea
207,878
Ranked 5th.

Teachers > % female 31.11% female
Ranked 110th.
49.94% female
Ranked 43th. 61% more than Japan

Teachers > Per capita 4.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 11% more than South Korea
4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Teachers per 1000 4.8
Ranked 79th. 11% more than South Korea
4.32
Ranked 39th.

Vocational pupils 1.02 million
Ranked 12th. 97% more than South Korea
514,550
Ranked 3rd.

Vocational pupils > Per capita 7.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
10.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 34% more than Japan

Vocational pupils per 1000 7.94
Ranked 66th.
10.69
Ranked 17th. 35% more than Japan

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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