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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.67 million number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
1.69 million number
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

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

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.69 million number against 1.67 million number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 22,610 number.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1.67 million number 1.72 million number 47,384 number Sri Lanka
1980s 1.59 million number 1.83 million number 240,531 number Sri Lanka
1990s 1.53 million number 1.81 million number 276,985 number Sri Lanka
2000s 1.60 million number 1.64 million number 41,984 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.66 million number 1.74 million number 76,072 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.69 million number against 1.67 million number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka?
22,610 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd 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.