North Korea vs Low income: School age population, early childhood educational development

North Korea
352,822 number
in 2019
Low income
3.00 million number
in 2019
North Korea rank
30th
Low income rank
31st

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • North Korea
  • Low income
01.0M2.0M3.0M199720082019

How they compare

Low income currently reports 3.00 million number against 352,822 number in North Korea, a difference of 2.65 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 8.5 times North Korea's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 30th and Low income ranks 31st of 92 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 427,254 number 471,110 number 43,856 number Low income
2000s 400,302 number 462,787 number 62,485 number Low income
2010s 347,526 number 2.13 million number 1.78 million number Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, North Korea or Low income?
Low income, at 3.00 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 North Korea and Low income?
2.65 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Low income?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Low income rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
North Korea ranks 30th and Low income ranks 31st of 92 countries.
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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About this data

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/