Inequality in education in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Inequality in education was 0.0668 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Inequality in education in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2010β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 0.0668 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 0.0999 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0668, in 2022.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 122nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0845 | 0.0737 | 0.0999 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0688 | 0.0668 | 0.0723 | 4 |
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More education data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.78 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.78 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.78 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Inequality in education in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 0.0668 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0999 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0668 in 2022.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for inequality in education?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 122nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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