What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

1,729 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Australia

330,328 number

in 2020

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

332,057 number

in 2019

Australia rank

72nd

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

71st

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

Australia
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 332,057 number against 330,328 number in Australia, a difference of 1,729 number.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 72nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 71st of 202 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	250,602 number	448,980 number	198,377 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	238,703 number	363,562 number	124,858 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	259,981 number	397,256 number	137,275 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	260,832 number	398,598 number	137,767 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	308,879 number	348,488 number	39,609 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Australia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 332,057 number against 330,328 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 1,729 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?: Australia ranks 72nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/