Population, ages 12-16, total in South Korea
South Korea: Population, ages 12-16, total was 2.66 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 12-16, total in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-16, total in South Korea stood at 2.66 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in South Korea peaked at 4.17 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million, in 2015.
South Korea ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.88 million | 3.50 million | 4.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 million | 3.32 million | 3.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 million | 2.66 million | 3.27 million | 6 |
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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, ages 12-16, total in South Korea?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in South Korea was 2.66 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.17 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- South Korea ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.