What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

15,316 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

Australia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Australia

326,103 number

in 2020

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

341,419 number

in 2019

Australia rank

69th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

66th

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

Australia
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 341,419 number against 326,103 number in Australia, a difference of 15,316 number.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 69th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th of 204 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	253,920 number	398,576 number	144,656 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	257,166 number	419,328 number	162,162 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	256,035 number	374,028 number	117,993 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	276,009 number	400,304 number	124,295 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	290,770 number	374,065 number	83,296 number	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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, Australia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 341,419 number against 326,103 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 15,316 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?: Australia ranks 69th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th of 204 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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Indicator: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.