Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 161,465 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
161,465 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
71st
of 206 countries
All-time high
253,516 number
in 1977
All-time low
150,017 number
in 1987
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1970–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 161,465 number.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 253,516 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 150,017 number, in 1987.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 171,353 number
1971 167,448 number -2.3%
1972 174,125 number +4.0%
1973 191,327 number +9.9%
1974 213,749 number +11.7%
1975 235,420 number +10.1%
1976 248,243 number +5.4%
1977 253,516 number +2.1%
1978 251,800 number -0.7%
1979 244,932 number -2.7%
1980 234,903 number -4.1%
1981 224,690 number -4.3%
1982 212,632 number -5.4%
1983 195,721 number -8.0%
1984 177,506 number -9.3%
1985 161,415 number -9.1%
1986 151,549 number -6.1%
1987 150,017 number -1.0%
1988 157,564 number +5.0%
1989 170,189 number +8.0%
1990 183,702 number +7.9%
1991 192,106 number +4.6%
1992 195,921 number +2.0%
1993 195,598 number -0.2%
1994 192,922 number -1.4%
1995 189,861 number -1.6%
1996 189,218 number -0.3%
1997 191,180 number +1.0%
1998 191,663 number +0.3%
1999 195,040 number +1.8%
2000 198,282 number +1.7%
2001 200,480 number +1.1%
2002 201,621 number +0.6%
2003 200,706 number -0.5%
2004 198,400 number -1.1%
2005 195,430 number -1.5%
2006 192,453 number -1.5%
2007 190,289 number -1.1%
2008 189,062 number -0.6%
2009 188,273 number -0.4%
2010 187,368 number -0.5%
2011 185,847 number -0.8%
2012 183,496 number -1.3%
2013 179,374 number -2.2%
2014 174,307 number -2.8%
2015 169,143 number -3.0%
2016 164,656 number -2.7%
2017 161,724 number -1.8%
2018 160,877 number -0.5%
2019 161,465 number +0.4%

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 161,465 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 161,465 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 10.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 215,191 number 167,448 number 253,516 number 10
1980s 183,619 number 150,017 number 234,903 number 10
1990s 191,721 number 183,702 number 195,921 number 10
2000s 195,500 number 188,273 number 201,621 number 10
2010s 172,826 number 160,877 number 187,368 number 10

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 68 Benin 167,267 number compare
  2. 69 Rwanda 166,610 number compare
  3. 70 Sri Lanka 164,363 number compare
  4. 72 Australia 160,330 number compare
  5. 73 Ecuador 157,609 number compare
  6. 74 South Sudan 154,989 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 161,465 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 253,516 number in 1977.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 150,017 number in 1987.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.