School age population, upper secondary education, male in North Korea
North Korea: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 585,887 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
585,887 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
56th
of 205 countries
All-time high
752,950 number
in 1985
All-time low
368,468 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, male in North Korea, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 585,887 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in North Korea peaked at 752,950 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 368,468 number, in 1970.
North Korea ranks 56th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in North Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 368,468 number | — |
| 1971 | 459,389 number | +24.7% |
| 1972 | 532,496 number | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 580,496 number | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 586,351 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 561,388 number | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 521,654 number | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 494,630 number | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 491,588 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 524,497 number | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 580,237 number | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 642,276 number | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 698,340 number | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 736,079 number | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 751,377 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 752,950 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 752,500 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 742,287 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 722,464 number | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 684,684 number | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 633,020 number | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 572,348 number | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 520,931 number | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 489,145 number | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 488,570 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 509,688 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 540,143 number | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 566,864 number | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 565,875 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 584,545 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 590,031 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 586,962 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 582,175 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 580,162 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 581,923 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 588,827 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 598,919 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 609,436 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 618,104 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 623,132 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 622,805 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 618,493 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 612,634 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 606,307 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 605,350 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 599,720 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 595,845 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 592,647 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 589,967 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 585,887 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 512,096 number | 368,468 number | 586,351 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 706,319 number | 580,237 number | 752,950 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 547,113 number | 488,570 number | 633,020 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 595,967 number | 580,162 number | 623,132 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 602,966 number | 585,887 number | 622,805 number | 10 |
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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, upper secondary education, male in North Korea?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in North Korea was 585,887 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 752,950 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,468 number in 1970.
- How does North Korea rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- North Korea ranks 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.