Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 0.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 0.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.1%, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.3%, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +100.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release