ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, primary education, male

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
61.33 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
858,809
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank
70th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
71st

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) currently reports 61.33 million against 858,809 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 60.47 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)'s figure about 71.4 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 70th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 71st of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 17.72 million 906,656 16.82 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
1980s 21.85 million 792,679 21.05 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
1990s 28.55 million 793,279 27.76 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2000s 38.60 million 825,740 37.78 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2010s 50.91 million 806,585 50.11 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2020s 60.11 million 839,450 59.27 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), at 61.33 million against 858,809 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
60.47 million, with ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 70th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 71st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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