Over-age students, primary in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Over-age students, primary was 0.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Republic of Korea, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Republic of Korea is 0.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Republic of Korea peaked at 9.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.
Republic of Korea ranks 174th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.7% | — |
| 1972 | 8.4% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | -14.0% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -19.2% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -18.8% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -31.5% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -55.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +34.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -25.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +53.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -32.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -30.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +33.6% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -69.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Republic of Korea?
- Over-age students, primary in Republic of Korea was 0.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for over-age students, primary?
- Republic of Korea ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.