Chile vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Chile
1.52 million number
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.67 million number
in 2019
Chile rank
74th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
73rd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Chile
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.67 million number against 1.52 million number in Chile, a difference of 147,450 number.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 74th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 1.52 million number 1.67 million number 148,189 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 1.53 million number 1.59 million number 60,822 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 1.70 million number 1.53 million number 163,123 number Chile
2000s 1.65 million number 1.60 million number 49,422 number Chile
2010s 1.48 million number 1.66 million number 184,586 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Chile or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.67 million number against 1.52 million number in Chile as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Chile and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
147,450 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Chile and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Chile ranks 74th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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