ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
25.05 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
341,255
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
66th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
68th

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

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 25.05 million against 341,255 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 24.71 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 73.4 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 66th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 35.04 million 471,365 34.56 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 30.35 million 363,717 29.99 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 32.86 million 401,817 32.46 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 26.29 million 394,068 25.89 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 26.97 million 331,621 26.64 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 27.55 million 335,486 27.21 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 25.05 million against 341,255 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
24.71 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 66th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th 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