ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
108.87 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.95 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank
72nd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
73rd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) currently reports 108.87 million against 1.95 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 106.93 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)'s figure about 55.9 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 72nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 29.46 million 2.25 million 27.21 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
1980s 37.30 million 2.70 million 34.60 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
1990s 47.10 million 2.18 million 44.92 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2000s 63.76 million 2.39 million 61.37 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2010s 85.30 million 2.27 million 83.03 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2020s 104.45 million 1.99 million 102.47 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), at 108.87 million against 1.95 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
106.93 million, with ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 72nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release