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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.96 million number
in 2018
Spain
2.25 million number
in 2018
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
53rd
Spain rank
51st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

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

Spain currently reports 2.25 million number against 1.96 million number in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 290,350 number.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 51st of 203 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 1.39 million number 2.73 million number 1.34 million number Spain
1980s 2.03 million number 3.23 million number 1.20 million number Spain
1990s 2.00 million number 3.31 million number 1.31 million number Spain
2000s 1.85 million number 2.78 million number 931,923 number Spain
2010s 1.99 million number 2.34 million number 349,526 number Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Spain?
Spain, at 2.25 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Spain?
290,350 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Spain?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Spain rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 51st 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.