Australia vs Korea: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes
Australia
1.51 million
in 2024
Korea
1.62 million
in 2024
Australia rank
56th
Korea rank
54th
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.62 million against 1.51 million in Australia, a difference of 105,910.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 56th and Korea ranks 54th of 207 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 million | 3.20 million | 1.89 million | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.53 million | 2.67 million | 1.14 million | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.90 million | 383,286 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Australia or Korea?
- Korea, at 1.62 million against 1.51 million in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Australia and Korea?
- 105,910, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 56th and Korea ranks 54th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release