Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Korea
Korea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 233,131 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Korea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Korea stood at 233,131 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Korea peaked at 467,636 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 233,131 number, in 2020.
That places Korea 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 467,636 number | — |
| 1971 | 464,863 number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 462,414 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 460,299 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 458,361 number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 456,273 number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 455,909 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 458,492 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 461,875 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 463,586 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 460,652 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 453,071 number | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 440,156 number | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 424,701 number | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 409,761 number | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 399,132 number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 393,428 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 393,356 number | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 395,721 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 397,024 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 392,735 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 382,757 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 365,595 number | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 345,955 number | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 328,748 number | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 320,195 number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 322,324 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 335,505 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 353,972 number | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 371,669 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 380,191 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 379,209 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 369,237 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 353,499 number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 335,401 number | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 319,948 number | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 305,587 number | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 290,409 number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 275,447 number | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 261,712 number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 250,268 number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 240,705 number | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 235,715 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 233,838 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 233,784 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 233,449 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 233,578 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 233,983 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 234,037 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 234,037 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 233,131 number | -0.4% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 233,131 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 10.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Korea's 233,131 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 14.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 460,971 number | 455,909 number | 467,636 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 416,700 number | 393,356 number | 460,652 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 351,946 number | 320,195 number | 392,735 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 327,064 number | 261,712 number | 380,191 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,339 number | 233,449 number | 250,268 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 233,131 number | 233,131 number | 233,131 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, male in Korea?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Korea was 233,131 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 467,636 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,131 number in 2020.
- How does Korea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Korea ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, 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.