School age population, pre-primary education, female in Korea
Korea: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 431,338 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Korea recorded 431,338 for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Korea peaked at 951,212 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 331,183, in 2000.
That places Korea 72nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 758,592 | 331,183 | 951,212 | 10 |
| 2010s | 662,496 | 637,608 | 686,976 | 10 |
| 2020s | 518,103 | 431,338 | 613,375 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for 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, pre-primary education, female in Korea?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Korea was 431,338 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 951,212 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 331,183 in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Korea ranks 72nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release