Korea vs MDG: Southern Asia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Korea
1.62 million
in 2024
MDG: Southern Asia
93.25 million
in 2024
Korea rank
54th
MDG: Southern Asia rank
53rd

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Korea
  • MDG: Southern Asia
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 93.25 million against 1.62 million in Korea, a difference of 91.63 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia's figure about 57.7 times Korea's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 54th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 53rd of 207 countries.

MDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea MDG: Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 3.20 million 109.04 million 105.84 million MDG: Southern Asia
2010s 2.67 million 102.46 million 99.79 million MDG: Southern Asia
2020s 1.90 million 94.09 million 92.19 million MDG: Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Korea or MDG: Southern Asia?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 93.25 million against 1.62 million in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Korea and MDG: Southern Asia?
91.63 million, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and MDG: Southern Asia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Korea and MDG: Southern Asia rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Korea ranks 54th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 53rd 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

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release