School age population, primary education, female in Korea
Korea: School age population, primary education, female was 1.33 million number in 2020. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Korea, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Korea stood at 1.33 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Korea peaked at 2.68 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million number, in 2018.
That places Korea 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.62 million number | 2.58 million number | 2.68 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.43 million number | 2.26 million number | 2.60 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 million number | 1.74 million number | 2.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 million number | 1.63 million number | 1.97 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million number | 1 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Korea?
- School age population, primary education, female in Korea was 1.33 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million number in 2018.
- How does Korea rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Korea ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.