School age population, lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 712,142 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea is 712,142, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.12 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 681,912, in 2019.
Republic of Korea ranks 62nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 980,839 | — |
| 2001 | 974,929 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 986,896 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 975,401 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 950,458 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 897,289 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 822,491 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 758,705 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 718,854 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 694,610 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 681,912 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 703,921 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 710,956 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 704,596 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 701,990 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 712,142 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 million | 974,929 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 854,135 | 681,912 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 706,721 | 701,990 | 712,142 | 5 |
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More education data for Republic of Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea was 712,142 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 681,912 in 2019.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Republic of Korea ranks 62nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release