European Union vs North Korea: School age population, early childhood educational development

European Union
4.01 million number
in 2019
North Korea
352,822 number
in 2019
European Union rank
1st
North Korea rank
30th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • European Union
  • North Korea
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199720082019

How they compare

European Union currently reports 4.01 million number against 352,822 number in North Korea, a difference of 3.66 million number.

That makes European Union's figure about 11.4 times North Korea's.

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

European Union ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 30th of 1 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 341,544 number 427,254 number 85,710 number North Korea
2000s 299,114 number 400,302 number 101,188 number North Korea
2010s 2.76 million number 347,526 number 2.41 million number European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, European Union or North Korea?
European Union, at 4.01 million number against 352,822 number in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between European Union and North Korea?
3.66 million number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and North Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do European Union and North Korea rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
European Union ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 30th of 1 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (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, male (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

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/