Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School age population, primary education, male

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
858,809
in 2025
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
60.15 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
71st
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
72nd

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 60.15 million against 858,809 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 59.29 million.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 70.0 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 71st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 72nd of 222 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 906,656 17.95 million 17.04 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 792,679 23.04 million 22.25 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 793,279 30.24 million 29.45 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 825,740 39.09 million 38.26 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 806,585 50.56 million 49.75 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 839,450 58.97 million 58.13 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 60.15 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
59.29 million, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 71st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 72nd 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