South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, lower secondary education, male

South Korea
715,245 number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
758,908 number
in 2020
South Korea rank
57th
Saudi Arabia rank
54th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 758,908 number against 715,245 number in South Korea, a difference of 43,663 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 57th and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.37 million number 235,537 number 1.14 million number South Korea
1980s 1.36 million number 388,218 number 973,074 number South Korea
1990s 1.18 million number 622,878 number 559,196 number South Korea
2000s 1.06 million number 773,257 number 283,150 number South Korea
2010s 851,594 number 748,491 number 103,104 number South Korea
2020s 715,245 number 758,908 number 43,663 number Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 758,908 number against 715,245 number in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
43,663 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
South Korea ranks 57th and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (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, male (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

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