School age population, primary education, male in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: School age population, primary education, male was 1.40 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.40 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.82 million number
in 1970
All-time low
1.40 million number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Republic of Korea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 1.40 million number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Republic of Korea peaked at 2.82 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million number, in 2020.
That places Republic of Korea 54th 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.
School age population, primary education, male in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.82 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.81 million number | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.80 million number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.79 million number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.78 million number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.76 million number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.74 million number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 2.74 million number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.74 million number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.76 million number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.77 million number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.77 million number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.74 million number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.70 million number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.63 million number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.56 million number | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.48 million number | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.44 million number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.41 million number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.40 million number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.40 million number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.39 million number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.35 million number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.28 million number | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.19 million number | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 2.10 million number | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 2.02 million number | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.00 million number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.14 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.20 million number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.23 million number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.22 million number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.17 million number | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.10 million number | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.03 million number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.95 million number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.78 million number | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million number | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million number | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million number | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.48 million number | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.44 million number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.43 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.77 million number | 2.74 million number | 2.82 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.59 million number | 2.40 million number | 2.77 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.18 million number | 1.98 million number | 2.40 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million number | 1.78 million number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million number | 1.41 million number | 1.70 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.40 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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, primary education, male in Republic of Korea?
- School age population, primary education, male in Republic of Korea was 1.40 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 2020.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Republic of Korea ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.