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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
858,809
in 2025
MDG: Eastern Asia
60.86 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
71st
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
71st

School age population, primary education, male over time

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

MDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 60.86 million against 858,809 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 60.01 million.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 70.9 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 71st and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 71st of 222 countries.

MDG: 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 MDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 906,656 63.78 million 62.88 million MDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 792,679 61.73 million 60.93 million MDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 793,279 62.68 million 61.89 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 825,740 59.36 million 58.54 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 806,585 56.17 million 55.36 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 839,450 60.67 million 59.83 million MDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or MDG: Eastern Asia?
MDG: Eastern Asia, at 60.86 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and MDG: Eastern Asia?
60.01 million, with MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and MDG: Eastern Asia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and MDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 71st and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 71st of 222 countries.
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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About this data

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