Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea
Korea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 221,034 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Korea recorded 221,034 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea peaked at 443,819 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 217,242 number, in 2012.
Korea ranks 58th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 443,819 number | — |
| 1971 | 440,732 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 437,775 number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 435,013 number | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 432,335 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 429,496 number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 428,540 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 430,329 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 432,896 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 433,993 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 430,860 number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 423,571 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 411,500 number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 397,174 number | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 383,366 number | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 373,524 number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 368,706 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 369,095 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 371,401 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 371,960 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 366,106 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 353,605 number | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 333,002 number | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 309,549 number | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 288,642 number | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 277,195 number | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 277,560 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 289,682 number | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 307,815 number | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 325,962 number | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 335,609 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 336,844 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 330,589 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 319,315 number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 305,655 number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 293,613 number | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 281,337 number | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 266,971 number | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 252,101 number | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 238,307 number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 227,517 number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 220,043 number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 217,242 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 217,445 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 219,098 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 219,752 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 220,417 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 221,246 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 221,647 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 221,647 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 221,034 number | -0.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 221,034 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 10.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Korea's 221,034 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 14.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 434,493 number | 428,540 number | 443,819 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 390,116 number | 368,706 number | 430,860 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 312,912 number | 277,195 number | 366,106 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 296,034 number | 238,307 number | 336,844 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,605 number | 217,242 number | 227,517 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 221,034 number | 221,034 number | 221,034 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Korea was 221,034 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 443,819 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 217,242 number in 2012.
- How does Korea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Korea ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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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About this data
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.