School age population, tertiary education, male in Korea
Korea: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.27 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1.27 million for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Korea peaked at 2.09 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 2024.
Korea ranks 53rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.07 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.09 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.06 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.76 million | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.64 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.77 million | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.82 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.85 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.76 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.74 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.61 million | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.43 million | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 1.27 million | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 million | 1.64 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million | 1.69 million | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.27 million | 1.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 50 Saudi Arabia 1.34 million compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 1.34 million compare
- 52 Niger 1.29 million compare
- 54 Mali 1.20 million compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 1.17 million compare
- 56 Malawi 1.16 million compare
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, male in Korea?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Korea was 1.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2024.
- How does Korea rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Korea ranks 53rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release