Canada vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Canada
2.31 million number
in 2018
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.96 million number
in 2018
Canada rank
50th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
53rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 2.31 million number against 1.96 million number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 352,780 number.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 50th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 million number 1.39 million number 764,468 number Canada
1980s 2.34 million number 2.03 million number 312,371 number Canada
1990s 1.99 million number 2.00 million number 5,604 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 2.17 million number 1.85 million number 322,299 number Canada
2010s 2.36 million number 1.99 million number 374,128 number Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Canada or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Canada, at 2.31 million number against 1.96 million number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
352,780 number, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Canada and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Canada ranks 50th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.