What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Republic of Korea and Somalia?

37,600 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Somalia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Somalia: School age population, primary education, male

Republic of Korea

1.40 million number

in 2020

Somalia

1.37 million number

in 2020

Republic of Korea rank

54th

Somalia rank

57th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Republic of Korea
Somalia

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.40 million number against 1.37 million number in Somalia, a difference of 37,600 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 54th and Somalia ranks 57th of 206 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.77 million number	313,540 number	2.46 million number	Republic of Korea
1980s	2.59 million number	530,970 number	2.06 million number	Republic of Korea
1990s	2.18 million number	609,007 number	1.57 million number	Republic of Korea
2000s	2.07 million number	884,305 number	1.18 million number	Republic of Korea
2010s	1.48 million number	1.20 million number	281,959 number	Republic of Korea
2020s	1.40 million number	1.37 million number	37,600 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Republic of Korea or Somalia?: Republic of Korea, at 1.40 million number against 1.37 million number in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Republic of Korea and Somalia?: 37,600 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Somalia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Republic of Korea and Somalia rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Republic of Korea ranks 54th and Somalia ranks 57th 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: 21 August 2026

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