School age population, lower secondary education, female in North Korea
North Korea: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 530,499 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
530,499 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
65th
of 205 countries
All-time high
733,295 number
in 1982
All-time low
467,520 number
in 1991
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, female in North Korea, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 530,499 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in North Korea peaked at 733,295 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 467,520 number, in 1991.
North Korea ranks 65th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in North Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 578,893 number | — |
| 1971 | 585,097 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 553,748 number | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 520,555 number | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 496,310 number | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 487,912 number | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 515,111 number | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 568,925 number | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 626,123 number | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 675,472 number | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 713,375 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 729,858 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 733,295 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 727,444 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 718,030 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 699,388 number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 662,227 number | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 608,378 number | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 554,524 number | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 505,673 number | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 470,868 number | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 467,520 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 488,883 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 516,416 number | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 541,619 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 561,635 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 568,135 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 565,482 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 565,133 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 561,434 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 559,898 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 561,156 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 568,355 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 577,976 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 587,747 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 595,917 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 600,658 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 598,886 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 593,583 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 586,711 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 579,588 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 573,291 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 570,335 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 568,314 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 567,628 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 566,023 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 563,536 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 556,752 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 545,113 number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 530,499 number | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 560,815 number | 487,912 number | 675,472 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 665,219 number | 505,673 number | 733,295 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 530,712 number | 467,520 number | 568,135 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 583,089 number | 559,898 number | 600,658 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 562,108 number | 530,499 number | 579,588 number | 10 |
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More education data for North Korea
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary 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)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in North Korea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in North Korea was 530,499 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 733,295 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 467,520 number in 1991.
- How does North Korea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- North Korea ranks 65th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.