ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, lower secondary education, female

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
27.22 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
472,094
in 2025
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
73rd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
74th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 27.22 million against 472,094 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 26.75 million.

That makes ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s figure about 57.7 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 73rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 74th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 27.33 million 582,610 26.75 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1980s 40.52 million 640,067 39.88 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1990s 33.60 million 538,261 33.06 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2000s 35.24 million 589,872 34.65 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2010s 25.82 million 539,239 25.28 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2020s 26.57 million 477,693 26.09 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 27.22 million against 472,094 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
26.75 million, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 73rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 74th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release