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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
341,419 number
in 2019
Syrian Arab Republic
357,307 number
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
66th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
64th

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

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Syrian Arab Republic
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 357,307 number against 341,419 number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 15,888 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 Syrian Arab Republic ranks 64th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 398,576 number 195,389 number 203,188 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 419,328 number 282,525 number 136,803 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 374,028 number 389,573 number 15,544 number Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 400,304 number 456,328 number 56,024 number Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 374,065 number 420,994 number 46,928 number Syrian Arab Republic

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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 357,307 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
15,888 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Syrian Arab Republic?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 64th 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.