Population, age 6, female in South Korea
South Korea: Population, age 6, female was 210,386 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 6, female in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 6, female in South Korea stood at 210,386. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 6, female in South Korea peaked at 367,225 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 210,386, in 2015.
That places South Korea 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 325,792 | 297,655 | 367,225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 288,909 | 229,549 | 342,971 | 10 |
| 2010s | 214,757 | 210,386 | 221,448 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.734 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 6, female in South Korea?
- Population, age 6, female in South Korea was 210,386 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 6, female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 367,225 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 6, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,386 in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for population, age 6, female?
- South Korea ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 6, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 6, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.