School age population, upper secondary education, male in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 761,816 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
761,816 number
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
44th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.40 million number
in 1988
All-time low
761,816 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Republic of Korea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Republic of Korea stood at 761,816 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.40 million number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 761,816 number, in 2020.
That places Republic of Korea 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.07 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.15 million number | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 1.22 million number | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.29 million number | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 1.34 million number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.36 million number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.37 million number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.36 million number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.36 million number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.36 million number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.35 million number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.35 million number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.36 million number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.37 million number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.37 million number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.39 million number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.40 million number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.39 million number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.37 million number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.33 million number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.29 million number | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million number | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million number | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.21 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.11 million number | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million number | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 990,495 number | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 964,924 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 978,997 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million number | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 967,272 number | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 914,326 number | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 857,573 number | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 804,220 number | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 804,220 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 761,816 number | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 964,924 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 971,122 number | 804,220 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 761,816 number | 761,816 number | 761,816 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of 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, upper secondary education, male in Republic of Korea?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Republic of Korea was 761,816 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 761,816 number in 2020.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Republic of Korea ranks 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of 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.