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

Republic of Korea
1.35 million number
in 2019
Spain
1.26 million number
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
54th
Spain rank
55th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Spain
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.35 million number against 1.26 million number in Spain, a difference of 88,680 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 54th and Spain ranks 55th of 206 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 893,846 number 1.96 million number 1.07 million number Spain
1980s 794,007 number 1.78 million number 990,413 number Spain
1990s 659,886 number 1.23 million number 571,241 number Spain
2000s 601,677 number 1.21 million number 609,196 number Spain
2010s 1.36 million number 1.44 million number 78,773 number Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Spain?
Republic of Korea, at 1.35 million number against 1.26 million number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Spain?
88,680 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Spain?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Republic of Korea and Spain rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Republic of Korea ranks 54th and Spain ranks 55th 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.