Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs SDG: Eastern Asia: School age population, primary education, female

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
815,099
in 2025
SDG: Eastern Asia
56.05 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
72nd
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
72nd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • SDG: Eastern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 56.05 million against 815,099 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 55.23 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 68.8 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 72nd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 72nd of 222 countries.

SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of SDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 872,459 63.99 million 63.11 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 757,368 61.76 million 61.00 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 755,912 61.44 million 60.69 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 785,697 55.68 million 54.90 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 767,563 51.37 million 50.61 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 797,650 55.57 million 54.77 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or SDG: Eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 56.05 million against 815,099 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia?
55.23 million, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 72nd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 72nd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release