School age population, lower secondary education, female in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 666,148 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Republic of Korea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 666,148 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.33 million number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 666,148 number, in 2020.
That places Republic of Korea 58th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.25 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.30 million number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.32 million number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.32 million number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.32 million number | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.33 million number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.32 million number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.31 million number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.30 million number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.28 million number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.28 million number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.29 million number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.30 million number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.30 million number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.31 million number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.30 million number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.28 million number | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million number | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million number | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million number | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.15 million number | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.15 million number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.15 million number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.13 million number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.08 million number | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million number | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 946,281 number | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 879,171 number | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 845,461 number | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 853,407 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 887,942 number | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 931,636 number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 970,370 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 995,279 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 996,791 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 981,803 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 961,615 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 941,389 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 915,500 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 881,054 number | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 837,991 number | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 788,127 number | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 737,476 number | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 700,008 number | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 679,660 number | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 670,984 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 670,984 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 666,148 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 million number | 946,281 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 930,348 number | 845,461 number | 996,791 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 782,317 number | 670,984 number | 941,389 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 666,148 number | 666,148 number | 666,148 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Republic of Korea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Republic of Korea was 666,148 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 666,148 number in 2020.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Republic of Korea ranks 58th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of 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.