GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs North Korea: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
9.87 million
in 2024
North Korea
166,022
in 2025
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
72nd
North Korea rank
69th

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

  • GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • North Korea
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How they compare

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 9.87 million against 166,022 in North Korea, a difference of 9.71 million.

That makes GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 59.5 times North Korea's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 72nd and North Korea ranks 69th of 221 groups.

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 North Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 2.91 million 230,740 2.68 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 3.61 million 177,447 3.43 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 4.72 million 195,908 4.52 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 6.34 million 192,026 6.15 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 8.23 million 161,569 8.06 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 9.59 million 163,300 9.43 million GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

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, GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or North Korea?
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 9.87 million against 166,022 in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and North Korea?
9.71 million, with GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and North Korea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and North Korea rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 72nd and North Korea ranks 69th 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, 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release