School age population, tertiary education, female in Korea
Korea: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.17 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Korea is 1.17 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Korea peaked at 1.96 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million, in 2024.
That places Korea 54th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.46 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million | 1.51 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million | 1.17 million | 1.48 million | 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, tertiary education, female in Korea?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Korea was 1.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million in 2024.
- How does Korea rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Korea ranks 54th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release