School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North Korea
North Korea: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 318,181 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
318,181
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
46th
of 174 countries
All-time high
399,981
in 2010
All-time low
318,181
in 2025
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North Korea, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North Korea stood at 318,181. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North Korea peaked at 399,981 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 318,181, in 2025.
North Korea ranks 46th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 337,563 | — |
| 1999 | 347,772 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 357,398 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 359,488 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 362,304 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 366,117 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 370,976 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 375,078 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 378,016 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 381,265 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 387,417 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 395,399 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 399,981 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 399,805 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 397,890 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 395,828 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 395,387 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 393,768 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 389,979 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 383,925 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 377,880 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 369,670 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 362,144 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 355,126 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 347,321 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 336,957 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 323,268 | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 318,181 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 342,668 | 337,563 | 347,772 | 2 |
| 2000s | 373,346 | 357,398 | 395,399 | 10 |
| 2010s | 390,411 | 369,670 | 399,981 | 10 |
| 2020s | 340,500 | 318,181 | 362,144 | 6 |
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More education data for North Korea
- Secondary education, duration (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)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North Korea?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North Korea was 318,181 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 399,981 in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 318,181 in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- North Korea ranks 46th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release