School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in South Korea
South Korea: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 656,034 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in South Korea, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in South Korea is 656,034 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 189.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in South Korea peaked at 667,225 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 226,793 number, in 2009.
South Korea ranks 54th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 440,981 number | — |
| 1971 | 438,059 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 435,450 number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 433,114 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 430,836 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 428,262 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 428,991 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 431,477 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 433,641 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 432,637 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 425,232 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 414,500 number | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 400,301 number | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 385,186 number | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 372,762 number | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 367,120 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 365,791 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 367,989 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 370,410 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 368,248 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 355,979 number | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 337,995 number | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 314,700 number | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 291,341 number | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 275,012 number | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 273,934 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 283,445 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 301,621 number | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 322,763 number | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 338,559 number | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 338,776 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 333,910 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 322,637 number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 307,466 number | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 292,271 number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 281,988 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 268,185 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 253,252 number | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 238,805 number | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 226,793 number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 647,032 number | +185.3% |
| 2011 | 646,830 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 655,685 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 667,225 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 664,446 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 661,405 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 662,643 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 661,513 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 656,034 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 656,034 number | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 656,034 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 10.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 656,034 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46,912 number, 14.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +185.3% | 226,793 number | 647,032 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 433,345 number | 428,262 number | 440,981 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 383,754 number | 365,791 number | 425,232 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 309,535 number | 273,934 number | 355,979 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 286,408 number | 226,793 number | 338,776 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 657,885 number | 646,830 number | 667,225 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in South Korea?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in South Korea was 656,034 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 667,225 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 226,793 number in 2009.
- How does South Korea rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- South Korea ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.