School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, early childhood educational development was 333,674 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 333,674 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 408,693 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 315,057, in 2014.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 33rd out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 408,693 | — |
| 1999 | 405,630 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 402,907 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 397,818 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 390,219 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 382,329 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 373,996 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 366,332 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 359,126 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 351,136 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 340,578 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 326,688 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 322,087 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 323,417 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 324,153 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 320,671 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 315,057 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 315,332 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 317,456 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 320,305 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 323,342 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 326,092 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 328,573 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 331,051 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 332,432 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 333,189 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 334,178 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 333,674 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407,162 | 405,630 | 408,693 | 2 |
| 2000s | 369,113 | 326,688 | 402,907 | 10 |
| 2010s | 320,791 | 315,057 | 326,092 | 10 |
| 2020s | 332,183 | 328,573 | 334,178 | 6 |
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More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.78 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 333,674 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 408,693 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,057 in 2014.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release