School age population, tertiary education, female in Korea
Korea: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.53 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Korea, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Korea is 1.53 million number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Korea peaked at 2.18 million number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million number, in 1970.
That places Korea 33rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.72 million number | 1.38 million number | 2.10 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 million number | 2.12 million number | 2.16 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 million number | 1.91 million number | 2.18 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.70 million number | 1.44 million number | 1.91 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.64 million number | 9 |
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 1.53 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 million number in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million number in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Korea ranks 33rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.