ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
17.21 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
328,641
in 2025
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank
76th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
74th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) currently reports 17.21 million against 328,641 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 16.88 million.

That makes ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)'s figure about 52.4 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 76th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 74th of 221 groups.

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 5.10 million 422,321 4.68 million ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
1980s 6.80 million 406,760 6.39 million ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
1990s 8.96 million 379,042 8.59 million ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
2000s 11.34 million 405,309 10.93 million ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
2010s 14.19 million 353,661 13.84 million ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
2020s 16.77 million 324,795 16.45 million ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), at 17.21 million against 328,641 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
16.88 million, with ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 76th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 74th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release