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

1,417 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, female (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

160,795 number

in 2020

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

162,212 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 162,212 number against 160,795 number in Australia, a difference of 1,417 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	122,416 number	220,975 number	98,558 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	116,413 number	177,939 number	61,526 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	126,309 number	194,214 number	67,905 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	126,447 number	194,704 number	68,256 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	150,357 number	170,527 number	20,170 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 162,212 number against 160,795 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?: 1,417 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, female (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, female (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

Female 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/