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

30,650 number, with North Korea ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

North Korea vs Republic of Korea: Population of compulsory school age, male

North Korea

2.16 million number

in 2019

Republic of Korea

2.13 million number

in 2019

North Korea rank

51st

Republic of Korea rank

52nd

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

North Korea
Republic of Korea

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 2.16 million number against 2.13 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 30,650 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 52nd of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.16 million number	2.01 million number	142,407 number	North Korea
2000s	2.23 million number	2.83 million number	606,565 number	Republic of Korea
2010s	2.22 million number	2.34 million number	117,733 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, North Korea or Republic of Korea?: North Korea, at 2.16 million number against 2.13 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between North Korea and Republic of Korea?: 30,650 number, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Republic of Korea?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Republic of Korea rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: North Korea ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 52nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.