Guatemala vs South Korea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Guatemala
396,199 number
in 2020
South Korea
454,165 number
in 2020
Guatemala rank
60th
South Korea rank
57th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Guatemala
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 454,165 number against 396,199 number in Guatemala, a difference of 57,966 number.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 60th and South Korea ranks 57th of 206 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 188,714 number 895,464 number 706,749 number South Korea
1980s 251,352 number 806,816 number 555,464 number South Korea
1990s 306,123 number 664,857 number 358,734 number South Korea
2000s 369,392 number 623,098 number 253,706 number South Korea
2010s 390,955 number 456,945 number 65,990 number South Korea
2020s 396,199 number 454,165 number 57,966 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Guatemala or South Korea?
South Korea, at 454,165 number against 396,199 number in Guatemala as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Guatemala and South Korea?
57,966 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Guatemala and South Korea rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Guatemala ranks 60th and South Korea ranks 57th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.