Duration of compulsory education in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Duration of compulsory education was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
12
in 2014
All-time low
11
in 1975
Years of data
51
1975–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1975–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 12 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 12 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11, in 1975.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11 | — |
| 1976 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 1980s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 33 Armenia 12 compare
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- 33 Grenada 12 compare
- 33 Honduras 12 compare
- 33 Italy 12 compare
- 33 Kenya 12 compare
- 33 Luxembourg 12 compare
- 33 Maldives 12 compare
- 33 Mauritius 12 compare
- 33 Mongolia 12 compare
- 33 Pakistan 12 compare
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- 33 Portugal 12 compare
- 33 Qatar 12 compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 compare
- 33 Türkiye 12 compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 12 compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 12 compare
- 33 United States of America 12 compare
More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.78 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Duration of compulsory education in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2014.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 1975.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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