North Korea vs Sri Lanka: School age population, one year before than official … female than

North Korea
162,212 number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
163,494 number
in 2020
North Korea rank
71st
Sri Lanka rank
70th

School age population, one year before than official … female than over time

  • North Korea
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 163,494 number against 162,212 number in North Korea, a difference of 1,282 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

North Korea ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 220,975 number 173,849 number 47,126 number North Korea
1980s 177,939 number 185,619 number 7,679 number Sri Lanka
1990s 194,214 number 171,772 number 22,442 number North Korea
2000s 194,704 number 165,540 number 29,163 number North Korea
2010s 170,527 number 172,509 number 1,983 number Sri Lanka

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, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 163,494 number against 162,212 number in North Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
1,282 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
North Korea ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 70th 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

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/