School age population, early … age female educational development in North Korea
North Korea: School age population, early … age female educational development was 333,674 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
333,674
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
408,693
in 1998
All-time low
315,057
in 2014
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, early childhood educational development in North Korea, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
North Korea 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 North Korea peaked at 408,693 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 315,057, in 2014.
That places North Korea 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 … age female educational development in North Korea, 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% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 333,674 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 356,971, 93% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More education data for North Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper 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 lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in North Korea?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in North Korea was 333,674 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 408,693 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,057 in 2014.
- How does North Korea rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- North Korea ranks 33rd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release