Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs SDG: Eastern Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
472,094
in 2025
SDG: Eastern Asia
27.22 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
74th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
73rd

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • SDG: Eastern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 27.22 million against 472,094 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 26.75 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 57.7 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 74th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 73rd of 220 countries.

SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of SDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 582,610 27.33 million 26.75 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 640,067 40.52 million 39.88 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 538,261 33.60 million 33.06 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 589,872 35.24 million 34.65 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 539,239 25.82 million 25.28 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 477,693 26.57 million 26.09 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or SDG: Eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern Asia, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia?
26.75 million, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 74th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 73rd of 220 countries.
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