ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) vs Korea: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
21.71 million
in 2024
Korea
319,342
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank
68th
Korea rank
71st

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
  • Korea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) currently reports 21.71 million against 319,342 in Korea, a difference of 21.39 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)'s figure about 68.0 times Korea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 68th and Korea ranks 71st of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 14.34 million 601,647 13.74 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2010s 18.35 million 454,338 17.90 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2020s 21.11 million 384,331 20.72 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) or Korea?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), at 21.71 million against 319,342 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Korea?
21.39 million, with ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Korea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Korea rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 68th and Korea ranks 71st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release