Australia vs South Korea: Population by level of education

Australia
21.16 million people
in 2100
South Korea
19.84 million people
in 2100
Australia rank
35th
South Korea rank
37th

Population by level of education over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
010.0M20.0M30.0M195020252100

How they compare

Australia currently reports 21.16 million people against 19.84 million people in South Korea, a difference of 1.32 million people.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

Australia ranks 35th and South Korea ranks 37th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 158,650 people 239,250 people 80,600 people South Korea
1960s 390,100 people 520,300 people 130,200 people South Korea
1970s 920,150 people 1.05 million people 127,700 people South Korea
1980s 1.79 million people 2.29 million people 496,050 people South Korea
1990s 2.95 million people 5.28 million people 2.32 million people South Korea
2000s 4.29 million people 9.45 million people 5.16 million people South Korea
2010s 6.27 million people 14.29 million people 8.03 million people South Korea
2020s 8.38 million people 19.45 million people 11.07 million people South Korea
2030s 10.38 million people 23.09 million people 12.71 million people South Korea
2040s 12.42 million people 25.49 million people 13.07 million people South Korea
2050s 14.31 million people 26.34 million people 12.03 million people South Korea
2060s 16.15 million people 26.18 million people 10.02 million people South Korea
2070s 17.92 million people 25.16 million people 7.24 million people South Korea
2080s 19.41 million people 23.42 million people 4.00 million people South Korea
2090s 20.51 million people 21.32 million people 803,400 people South Korea
2100s 21.16 million people 19.84 million people 1.32 million people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Australia or South Korea?
Australia, at 21.16 million people against 19.84 million people in South Korea as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Australia and South Korea?
1.32 million people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for population by level of education?
Australia ranks 35th and South Korea ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.