What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between North Korea and Senegal?

143,300 number, with Senegal ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Senegal: Population of compulsory school age, female

North Korea

2.07 million number

in 2019

Senegal

2.21 million number

in 2019

North Korea rank

51st

Senegal rank

48th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

North Korea
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.21 million number against 2.07 million number in North Korea, a difference of 143,300 number.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 48th of 186 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.07 million number	769,280 number	1.30 million number	North Korea
2000s	2.13 million number	1.29 million number	846,979 number	North Korea
2010s	2.12 million number	1.95 million number	174,306 number	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, North Korea or Senegal?: Senegal, at 2.21 million number against 2.07 million number in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between North Korea and Senegal?: 143,300 number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Senegal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Senegal rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: North Korea ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 48th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (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, female (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: 21 August 2026

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