Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Sri Lanka: School age population, primary education, male

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
851,852 number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
856,053 number
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 856,053 number against 851,852 number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 4,201 number.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 846,327 number 870,292 number 23,965 number Sri Lanka
1980s 808,988 number 928,921 number 119,933 number Sri Lanka
1990s 783,072 number 922,520 number 139,448 number Sri Lanka
2000s 818,926 number 834,219 number 15,293 number Sri Lanka
2010s 849,422 number 875,319 number 25,896 number Sri Lanka

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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 856,053 number against 851,852 number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka?
4,201 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (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

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