School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.96 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.96 million number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
53rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.45 million number
in 1989
All-time low
930,368 number
in 1971
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 1.96 million number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 2.45 million number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 930,368 number, in 1971.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 53rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 996,934 number | — |
| 1971 | 930,368 number | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 942,654 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.05 million number | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 1.25 million number | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 1.50 million number | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 1.71 million number | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 1.83 million number | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 1.87 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.83 million number | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.74 million number | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 1.68 million number | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.70 million number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.77 million number | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.91 million number | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 2.08 million number | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 2.24 million number | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 2.34 million number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 2.41 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.45 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.45 million number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.40 million number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.33 million number | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.22 million number | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 2.05 million number | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 1.88 million number | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 1.74 million number | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.66 million number | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.63 million number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.67 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.74 million number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.82 million number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.87 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.90 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.92 million number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.95 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.98 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.01 million number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.01 million number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.00 million number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.39 million number | 930,368 number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 million number | 1.68 million number | 2.45 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.00 million number | 1.63 million number | 2.45 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 million number | 1.67 million number | 1.92 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million number | 1.95 million number | 2.01 million number | 9 |
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More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.96 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 million number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 930,368 number in 1971.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.