South Korea vs Senegal: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

South Korea
1.35 million number
in 2019
Senegal
1.49 million number
in 2019
South Korea rank
54th
Senegal rank
51st

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

  • South Korea
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.49 million number against 1.35 million number in South Korea, a difference of 143,970 number.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 51st of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 893,846 number 472,101 number 421,746 number South Korea
1980s 794,007 number 639,037 number 154,970 number South Korea
1990s 659,886 number 805,746 number 145,860 number Senegal
2000s 601,677 number 999,635 number 397,957 number Senegal
2010s 1.36 million number 1.33 million number 27,960 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, South Korea or Senegal?
Senegal, at 1.49 million number against 1.35 million number in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between South Korea and Senegal?
143,970 number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Senegal?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Senegal rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
South Korea ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 51st 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.