South Korea vs Nepal: School age population, primary education, male

South Korea
1.40 million number
in 2020
Nepal
1.39 million number
in 2020
South Korea rank
54th
Nepal rank
55th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • South Korea
  • Nepal
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.40 million number against 1.39 million number in Nepal, a difference of 14,860 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 54th and Nepal ranks 55th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 2.81 million number 786,813 number 2.03 million number South Korea
1980s 2.57 million number 1.12 million number 1.45 million number South Korea
1990s 2.18 million number 1.43 million number 743,774 number South Korea
2000s 2.07 million number 1.76 million number 311,356 number South Korea
2010s 1.48 million number 1.56 million number 72,624 number Nepal
2020s 1.40 million number 1.39 million number 14,860 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, South Korea or Nepal?
South Korea, at 1.40 million number against 1.39 million number in Nepal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between South Korea and Nepal?
14,860 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nepal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Nepal rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
South Korea ranks 54th and Nepal ranks 55th 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.