Primary school starting age in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Primary school starting age was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school starting age in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school starting age in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school starting age in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.78 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.78 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.78 (2023)
- Labor force, total 17.70 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school starting age in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Primary school starting age in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary school starting age recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary school starting age recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank for primary school starting age?
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school starting age rising or falling in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People’s Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.