School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea
Korea: School age population, early childhood educational development was 373,583 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in Korea stood at 373,583. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Korea peaked at 969,423 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 373,583, in 2024.
Korea ranks 30th 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 | 784,247 | 694,611 | 969,423 | 9 |
| 2010s | 671,431 | 542,940 | 728,206 | 10 |
| 2020s | 428,216 | 373,583 | 493,329 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 27 Australia 461,231 compare
- 28 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 423,357 compare
- 29 Kazakhstan, Republic of 422,170 compare
- 31 Haiti 372,750 compare
- 32 Chile 360,072 compare
- 33 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 352,419 compare
More education data for Korea
- 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?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Korea was 373,583 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 969,423 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 373,583 in 2024.
- How does Korea rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Korea ranks 30th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release