Republic of Korea vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development

Republic of Korea
373,583
in 2024
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
17.30 million
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
30th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
30th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199720102024

How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 17.30 million against 373,583 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 16.93 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 46.3 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 30th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 30th of 104 countries.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 784,247 19.44 million 18.65 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 671,431 19.21 million 18.54 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 428,216 17.64 million 17.21 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Republic of Korea or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 17.30 million against 373,583 in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Republic of Korea and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
16.93 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Republic of Korea ranks 30th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 30th 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

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release