School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of: School age population, early childhood educational development was 730,554 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Republic of, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Republic of is 730,554, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Republic of peaked at 1.85 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 730,554, in 2024.
Korea, Republic of ranks 31st of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 million | 1.34 million | 1.85 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 1.06 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 835,586 | 730,554 | 960,714 | 5 |
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More education data for Korea, Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Republic of?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Republic of was 730,554 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 730,554 in 2024.
- How does Korea, Republic of rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Korea, Republic of ranks 31st out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release