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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
341,419 number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
341,722 number
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
65th

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

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 341,722 number against 341,419 number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 303 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 398,576 number 337,090 number 61,487 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 419,328 number 356,700 number 62,628 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 374,028 number 369,199 number 4,829 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 400,304 number 326,683 number 73,621 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 374,065 number 345,465 number 28,600 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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 341,722 number against 341,419 number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka?
303 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th 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

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