Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North Korea
North Korea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 168,965 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North Korea, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 168,965 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North Korea peaked at 262,351 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 156,656 number, in 1987.
That places North Korea 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, male in North Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 174,518 number | — |
| 1971 | 170,802 number | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 177,920 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 196,147 number | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 219,904 number | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 242,838 number | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 256,454 number | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 262,351 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 260,948 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 254,141 number | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 244,008 number | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 233,613 number | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 221,387 number | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 203,925 number | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 185,026 number | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 168,356 number | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 158,218 number | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 156,656 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 164,618 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 177,897 number | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 192,068 number | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 200,854 number | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 204,977 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 204,707 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 201,902 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 198,629 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 197,805 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 199,708 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 200,001 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 203,342 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 206,618 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 208,944 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 210,233 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 209,613 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 207,658 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 204,992 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 202,190 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 200,063 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 198,543 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 197,251 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 195,761 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 193,696 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 190,997 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 186,698 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 181,569 number | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 176,409 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 171,938 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 169,034 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 168,265 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 168,965 number | +0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 168,965 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 168,965 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 10.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 221,602 number | 170,802 number | 262,351 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 191,370 number | 156,656 number | 244,008 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 200,399 number | 192,068 number | 204,977 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 204,610 number | 197,251 number | 210,233 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,333 number | 168,265 number | 195,761 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More education data for North Korea
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North Korea?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North Korea was 168,965 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 262,351 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,656 number in 1987.
- How does North Korea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- North Korea ranks 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.