North Korea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School age population, upper secondary education, male

North Korea
501,628
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
26.66 million
in 2024
North Korea rank
69th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
71st

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • North Korea
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 26.66 million against 501,628 in North Korea, a difference of 26.16 million.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's figure about 53.2 times North Korea's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 69th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 71st of 220 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 538,283 9.81 million 9.27 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1980s 707,628 13.13 million 12.42 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1990s 549,296 17.57 million 17.02 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2000s 603,883 22.60 million 22.00 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2010s 597,314 23.39 million 22.79 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2020s 515,178 25.39 million 24.87 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, North Korea or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 26.66 million against 501,628 in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between North Korea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
26.16 million, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do North Korea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
North Korea ranks 69th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 71st of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release