Cameroon vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Cameroon
4.16 million number
in 2019
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.23 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
52nd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
51st

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4.23 million number against 4.16 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 69,260 number.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 52nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st of 186 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 2.55 million number 4.23 million number 1.68 million number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 2.86 million number 4.36 million number 1.50 million number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 3.71 million number 4.34 million number 635,664 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Cameroon or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4.23 million number against 4.16 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Cameroon and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
69,260 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 52nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory 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
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.