North Korea vs Sri Lanka: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time
- North Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 169,810 number against 168,965 number in North Korea, a difference of 845 number.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 206 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 221,602 number | 177,349 number | 44,254 number | North Korea |
| 1980s | 191,370 number | 190,332 number | 1,039 number | North Korea |
| 1990s | 200,399 number | 180,533 number | 19,866 number | North Korea |
| 2000s | 204,610 number | 168,712 number | 35,899 number | North Korea |
| 2010s | 180,333 number | 176,208 number | 4,126 number | North 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, male, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 169,810 number against 168,965 number in North Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 845 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- North Korea ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male 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.