Arab World vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, early childhood educational development

Arab World
6.44 million number
in 2019
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
689,532 number
in 2019
Arab World rank
29th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
30th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • Arab World
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
02.0M4.0M6.0M199720082019

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 6.44 million number against 689,532 number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 5.75 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 9.3 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Arab World ranks 29th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 30th of 38 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 651,778 number 836,304 number 184,526 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 504,039 number 782,404 number 278,365 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 4.46 million number 679,974 number 3.78 million number Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Arab World or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Arab World, at 6.44 million number against 689,532 number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Arab World and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
5.75 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Arab World ranks 29th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 30th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/