Population, ages 7-9, total in South Korea
South Korea: Population, ages 7-9, total was 1.35 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 7-9, total in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 7-9, total in South Korea stood at 1.35 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 7-9, total in South Korea peaked at 2.33 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million, in 2015.
South Korea ranks 55th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.10 million | 1.99 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million | 1.60 million | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million | 1.35 million | 1.53 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- 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 7-9, total in South Korea?
- Population, ages 7-9, total in South Korea was 1.35 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 7-9, total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, ages 7-9, total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for population, ages 7-9, total?
- South Korea ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 7-9, total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 7-9, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 7-9, total is the total population age 7-9.