School age population, tertiary education, male in North Korea
North Korea: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.00 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.00 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.24 million number
in 1990
All-time low
453,028 number
in 1971
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, male in North Korea, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in North Korea stood at 1.00 million number.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in North Korea peaked at 1.24 million number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 453,028 number, in 1971.
North Korea ranks 53rd of 203 countries on this measure, 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, male in North Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 484,830 number | — |
| 1971 | 453,028 number | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 460,810 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 515,655 number | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 621,257 number | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 749,013 number | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 855,220 number | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 919,145 number | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 941,803 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 919,028 number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 874,213 number | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 844,693 number | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 856,913 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 896,252 number | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 965,993 number | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million number | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 1.14 million number | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 1.19 million number | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.22 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.24 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.22 million number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.19 million number | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million number | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million number | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 958,498 number | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 886,501 number | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 844,540 number | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 842,366 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 830,210 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 849,621 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 888,527 number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 927,353 number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 952,717 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 967,342 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 970,639 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 967,153 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 964,540 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 969,180 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 978,859 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 992,920 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.00 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 691,979 number | 453,028 number | 941,803 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million number | 844,693 number | 1.24 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 million number | 830,210 number | 1.24 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 943,593 number | 849,621 number | 978,859 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million number | 992,920 number | 1.03 million number | 9 |
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More education data for North Korea
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 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 upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in North Korea?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in North Korea was 1.00 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 453,028 number in 1971.
- How does North Korea rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- North Korea ranks 53rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.