Population of compulsory school age, female in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.88 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, female in Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Republic of Korea is 1.88 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Republic of Korea peaked at 2.87 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million, in 2024.
Republic of Korea ranks 60th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.90 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.94 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.26 million | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 2.57 million | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 2.87 million | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 2.86 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.84 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.79 million | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.70 million | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.60 million | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.51 million | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.30 million | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.21 million | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.07 million | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.00 million | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.98 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.99 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.98 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.93 million | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.88 million | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.53 million | 1.90 million | 2.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 million | 1.98 million | 2.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million | 1.88 million | 1.99 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 57 Madagascar 2.01 million compare
- 58 Zambia 1.97 million compare
- 59 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.93 million compare
- 61 Sri Lanka 1.87 million compare
- 62 Australia 1.77 million compare
- 63 Kazakhstan 1.74 million compare
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Republic of Korea?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Republic of Korea was 1.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million in 2024.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Republic of Korea ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release