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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.23 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea
4.12 million number
in 2019
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
51st
Republic of Korea rank
54th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4.23 million number against 4.12 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 105,320 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 54th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 4.22 million number 3.77 million number 450,387 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 4.36 million number 5.36 million number 998,829 number Republic of Korea
2010s 4.34 million number 4.49 million number 153,860 number Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Republic of Korea?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4.23 million number against 4.12 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Republic of Korea?
105,320 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Republic of Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Republic of Korea rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 54th 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.