Republic of Korea vs Zambia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Republic of Korea
2.16 million number
in 2019
Zambia
2.24 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
44th
Zambia rank
43rd

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.24 million number against 2.16 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 85,480 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Zambia ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 706,483 number 2.32 million number 1.62 million number Zambia
2000s 601,677 number 1.80 million number 1.20 million number Zambia
2010s 2.06 million number 2.11 million number 47,218 number Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.24 million number against 2.16 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Zambia?
85,480 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Republic of Korea and Zambia rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Republic of Korea ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 43rd 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/