Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, early childhood educational development
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
352,419
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
17.24 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
33rd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
32nd
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 17.24 million against 352,419 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 16.88 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 48.9 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 32nd of 104 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 428,810 | 12.05 million | 11.62 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 388,638 | 13.10 million | 12.71 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 338,125 | 16.33 million | 16.00 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 350,388 | 17.21 million | 16.86 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 17.24 million against 352,419 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 16.88 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 32nd of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (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