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

South Korea
1.40 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.48 million number
in 2020
South Korea rank
54th
Zimbabwe rank
51st

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • South Korea
  • Zimbabwe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.48 million number against 1.40 million number in South Korea, a difference of 75,780 number.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 54th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 2.77 million number 624,876 number 2.15 million number South Korea
1980s 2.59 million number 906,447 number 1.68 million number South Korea
1990s 2.18 million number 1.14 million number 1.03 million number South Korea
2000s 2.07 million number 1.14 million number 932,691 number South Korea
2010s 1.48 million number 1.27 million number 209,581 number South Korea
2020s 1.40 million number 1.48 million number 75,780 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, South Korea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.48 million number against 1.40 million number in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between South Korea and Zimbabwe?
75,780 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
South Korea ranks 54th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st 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.