GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs North Korea: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
17.47 million
in 2024
North Korea
328,641
in 2025
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
75th
North Korea rank
74th

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

  • GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • North Korea
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How they compare

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 17.47 million against 328,641 in North Korea, a difference of 17.14 million.

That makes GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 53.2 times North Korea's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 75th and North Korea ranks 74th of 221 groups.

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 North Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 4.66 million 422,321 4.24 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 5.83 million 406,760 5.42 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 7.53 million 379,042 7.15 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 10.39 million 405,309 9.99 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 13.98 million 353,661 13.63 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 16.90 million 324,795 16.57 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

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, GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or North Korea?
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 17.47 million against 328,641 in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and North Korea?
17.14 million, with GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and North Korea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and North Korea rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 75th and North Korea 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