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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.96 million number
in 2018
Syrian Arab Republic
1.74 million number
in 2016
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
53rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
56th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.96 million number against 1.74 million number in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 220,310 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 1.39 million number 692,138 number 698,285 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 2.03 million number 979,339 number 1.05 million number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 2.00 million number 1.44 million number 555,900 number Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 1.85 million number 1.98 million number 125,164 number Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 2.00 million number 2.00 million number 2,177 number Syrian Arab Republic

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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.96 million number against 1.74 million number in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Syrian Arab Republic?
220,310 number, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Syrian Arab Republic?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th 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.