Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: School age population, early childhood educational development
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
333,674
in 2025
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
16.83 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
33rd
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
31st
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
How they compare
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific currently reports 16.83 million against 333,674 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 16.50 million.
That makes UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's figure about 50.4 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, UIS: East Asia and the Pacific has been ahead every year.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 31st of 104 countries.
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407,162 | 19.21 million | 18.80 million | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2000s | 369,113 | 18.89 million | 18.52 million | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2010s | 320,791 | 18.68 million | 18.36 million | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2020s | 331,885 | 17.16 million | 16.83 million | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, at 16.83 million against 333,674 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 16.50 million, with UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 31st of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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