Korea vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, early childhood educational development
Korea
373,583
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
17.24 million
in 2024
Korea rank
30th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
32nd
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Korea
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 17.24 million against 373,583 in Korea, a difference of 16.86 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 46.1 times Korea's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 30th 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 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 784,247 | 13.17 million | 12.38 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 671,431 | 16.33 million | 15.66 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 428,216 | 17.21 million | 16.78 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 or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 17.24 million against 373,583 in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Korea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 16.86 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Korea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Korea ranks 30th 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