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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
865,371
in 2025
SDG: Eastern Asia
48.11 million
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
66th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
65th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

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

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 48.11 million against 865,371 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 47.25 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 55.6 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 66th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 65th of 221 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 736,165 53.92 million 53.18 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 1.10 million 64.11 million 63.01 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 994,615 66.77 million 65.78 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 952,993 64.14 million 63.19 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 1.02 million 58.64 million 57.61 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 932,452 48.91 million 47.97 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or SDG: Eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 48.11 million against 865,371 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and SDG: Eastern Asia?
47.25 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, tertiary education, male?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 66th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 65th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, male (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, tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release