Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes was 250,339 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Korea, Republic of, 2010β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Korea, Republic of recorded 250,339 for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Korea, Republic of peaked at 357,735 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 250,339, in 2024.
Korea, Republic of ranks 9th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 328,692 | 254,237 | 357,735 | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,747 | 250,339 | 293,759 | 5 |
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More education data for Korea, Republic of
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.734 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Korea, Republic of?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Korea, Republic of was 250,339 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 357,735 in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 250,339 in 2024.
- How does Korea, Republic of rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes?
- Korea, Republic of ranks 9th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release