Korea vs WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Korea
458,443
in 2024
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
27.89 million
in 2024
Korea rank
59th
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank
58th

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

  • Korea
  • WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

WB: Pre-demographic Dividend currently reports 27.89 million against 458,443 in Korea, a difference of 27.43 million.

That makes WB: Pre-demographic Dividend's figure about 60.8 times Korea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, WB: Pre-demographic Dividend has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 59th and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 58th of 222 countries.

WB: Pre-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea WB: Pre-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 671,531 16.27 million 15.60 million WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
2010s 506,900 21.79 million 21.28 million WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
2020s 457,925 26.88 million 26.43 million WB: Pre-demographic Dividend

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, Korea or WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, at 27.89 million against 458,443 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Korea and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
27.43 million, with WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Korea ranks 59th and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 58th of 222 countries.
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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About this data

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