Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs SDG: Eastern Asia: School age population, secondary education, female

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
950,052
in 2025
SDG: Eastern Asia
53.30 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
73rd
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
71st

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • SDG: Eastern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 53.30 million against 950,052 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 52.35 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 56.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 71st of 220 countries.

SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of SDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.10 million 50.11 million 49.00 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 1.32 million 82.45 million 81.13 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 1.06 million 67.95 million 66.88 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 1.17 million 72.20 million 71.03 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 1.11 million 52.95 million 51.84 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 969,020 51.83 million 50.86 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or SDG: Eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 53.30 million against 950,052 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia?
52.35 million, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 73rd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 71st of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (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