School age population, lower secondary education, male in South Korea
South Korea: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 715,245 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
715,245 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
57th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.40 million number
in 1985
All-time low
715,245 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in South Korea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in South Korea stood at 715,245 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in South Korea peaked at 1.40 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 715,245 number, in 2020.
South Korea ranks 57th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in South Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.32 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.37 million number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.39 million number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.39 million number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.39 million number | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.39 million number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.38 million number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.37 million number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.37 million number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.36 million number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.36 million number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.36 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.37 million number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.38 million number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.39 million number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.40 million number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.39 million number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.36 million number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.33 million number | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.29 million number | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million number | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.22 million number | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.21 million number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.22 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.16 million number | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million number | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million number | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 990,590 number | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 966,186 number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 980,954 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million number | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million number | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million number | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 960,505 number | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 912,994 number | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 858,492 number | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 801,962 number | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 760,562 number | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 736,242 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 723,684 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 723,684 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 715,245 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.37 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.24 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 966,186 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 851,594 number | 723,684 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 715,245 number | 715,245 number | 715,245 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South 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 South Korea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in South Korea was 715,245 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 715,245 number in 2020.
- How does South Korea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- South Korea ranks 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.