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

South Korea
2.73 million number
in 2020
Senegal
2.72 million number
in 2020
South Korea rank
55th
Senegal rank
56th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • South Korea
  • Senegal
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197019952020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 2.73 million number against 2.72 million number in Senegal, a difference of 6,100 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 55th and Senegal ranks 56th of 206 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 5.40 million number 760,730 number 4.64 million number South Korea
1980s 5.02 million number 1.05 million number 3.96 million number South Korea
1990s 4.15 million number 1.42 million number 2.73 million number South Korea
2000s 3.92 million number 1.78 million number 2.14 million number South Korea
2010s 2.86 million number 2.31 million number 553,412 number South Korea
2020s 2.73 million number 2.72 million number 6,100 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, South Korea or Senegal?
South Korea, at 2.73 million number against 2.72 million number in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between South Korea and Senegal?
6,100 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Senegal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Senegal rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
South Korea ranks 55th and Senegal ranks 56th 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.