Korea vs Somalia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Korea
453,439 number
in 2020
Somalia
426,598 number
in 2020
Korea rank
54th
Somalia rank
56th

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

  • Korea
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 453,439 number against 426,598 number in Somalia, a difference of 26,841 number.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 54th and Somalia ranks 56th of 204 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 902,472 number 95,946 number 806,526 number Korea
1980s 863,755 number 164,220 number 699,535 number Korea
1990s 726,250 number 181,399 number 544,852 number Korea
2000s 669,170 number 260,879 number 408,292 number Korea
2010s 505,116 number 370,232 number 134,884 number Korea
2020s 453,439 number 426,598 number 26,841 number Korea

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 Somalia?
Korea, at 453,439 number against 426,598 number in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Korea and Somalia?
26,841 number, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Somalia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Korea and Somalia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Korea ranks 54th and Somalia ranks 56th 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.