Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.08 million number
in 2019
Syrian Arab Republic
1.02 million number
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
65th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
67th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Syrian Arab Republic
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.08 million number against 1.02 million number in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 66,200 number.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 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 65th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 67th of 205 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 1.13 million number 548,497 number 583,341 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 1.35 million number 781,107 number 573,768 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 1.08 million number 1.11 million number 26,615 number Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 1.19 million number 1.94 million number 747,760 number Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 1.15 million number 1.61 million number 455,218 number Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Syrian Arab Republic?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.08 million number against 1.02 million number in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Syrian Arab Republic?
66,200 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 67th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.