Guatemala vs Republic of Korea: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Guatemala
1.20 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea
1.35 million number
in 2019
Guatemala rank
56th
Republic of Korea rank
54th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Guatemala
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.35 million number against 1.20 million number in Guatemala, a difference of 145,340 number.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Guatemala ranks 56th and Republic of Korea ranks 54th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 400,287 number 893,846 number 493,559 number Republic of Korea
1980s 528,492 number 794,007 number 265,514 number Republic of Korea
1990s 634,826 number 659,886 number 25,060 number Republic of Korea
2000s 756,279 number 601,677 number 154,602 number Guatemala
2010s 1.06 million number 1.36 million number 298,864 number Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Guatemala or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 1.35 million number against 1.20 million number in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Guatemala and Republic of Korea?
145,340 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Republic of Korea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and Republic of Korea rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 56th and Republic of Korea ranks 54th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.