Canada vs Republic of Korea: School age population, primary education, female

Canada
1.16 million number
in 2020
Republic of Korea
1.33 million number
in 2020
Canada rank
59th
Republic of Korea rank
57th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Canada
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.33 million number against 1.16 million number in Canada, a difference of 160,280 number.

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

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

Canada ranks 59th and Republic of Korea ranks 57th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.25 million number 2.62 million number 1.37 million number Republic of Korea
1980s 1.07 million number 2.43 million number 1.36 million number Republic of Korea
1990s 1.15 million number 1.97 million number 828,549 number Republic of Korea
2000s 1.16 million number 1.85 million number 696,648 number Republic of Korea
2010s 1.10 million number 1.38 million number 274,240 number Republic of Korea
2020s 1.16 million number 1.33 million number 160,280 number Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Canada or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 1.33 million number against 1.16 million number in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Canada and Republic of Korea?
160,280 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Republic of Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Canada and Republic of Korea rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Canada ranks 59th and Republic of Korea ranks 57th of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (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

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