Canada vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Canada
1.17 million number
in 2019
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.36 million number
in 2019
Canada rank
64th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
62nd

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.36 million number against 1.17 million number in Canada, a difference of 186,290 number.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 64th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 62nd of 199 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 Canada Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 1.20 million number 1.64 million number 445,995 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 1.08 million number 1.58 million number 492,641 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 1.16 million number 1.37 million number 217,258 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Canada or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.36 million number against 1.17 million number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
186,290 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Canada ranks 64th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/