Euro area vs North Korea: School age population, early childhood educational development

Euro area
5.08 million number
in 2019
North Korea
689,532 number
in 2019
Euro area rank
32nd
North Korea rank
30th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • Euro area
  • North Korea
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M199020042019

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 5.08 million number against 689,532 number in North Korea, a difference of 4.39 million number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 7.4 times North Korea's.

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

Euro area ranks 32nd and North Korea ranks 30th of 38 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 429,748 number 836,304 number 406,556 number North Korea
2000s 390,874 number 782,404 number 391,529 number North Korea
2010s 3.35 million number 679,974 number 2.67 million number Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Euro area or North Korea?
Euro area, at 5.08 million number against 689,532 number in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Euro area and North Korea?
4.39 million number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and North Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Euro area and North Korea rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Euro area ranks 32nd and North Korea 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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About this data

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/