Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 1.78 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.78
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
126th
of 229 countries
All-time high
4.99
in 1950
All-time low
1.78
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 1.78 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 4.99 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.78, in 2023.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 126th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.99 | — |
| 1951 | 2.6 | -48.0% |
| 1952 | 2.61 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 3.08 | +18.0% |
| 1954 | 3.5 | +13.4% |
| 1955 | 3.67 | +5.1% |
| 1956 | 3.51 | -4.5% |
| 1957 | 4.28 | +22.0% |
| 1958 | 4.27 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 3.56 | -16.7% |
| 1960 | 3.57 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 3.26 | -8.6% |
| 1962 | 3.41 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 3.63 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 3.55 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.56 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.71 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 4.05 | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 3.87 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 3.86 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.85 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.74 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 3.89 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 3.35 | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 3.14 | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 3.05 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.84 | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 2.77 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.79 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.85 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.84 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.92 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.85 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.78 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.71 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.65 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 2.59 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.53 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.47 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.41 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.39 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.35 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.29 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.22 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.18 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.15 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.09 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.03 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.99 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.97 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.94 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.94 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.91 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.87 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.94 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.94 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.97 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.91 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.89 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.88 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.88 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.88 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.87 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.86 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.86 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.85 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.83 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.82 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.82 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.81 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.78 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 | 2.6 | 4.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.65 | 3.26 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.23 | 2.77 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 | 2.41 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 | 1.97 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.82 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.78 | 1.82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 123 Ecuador 1.82 compare
- 124 Georgia 1.81 compare
- 125 Montenegro 1.8 compare
- 127 El Salvador 1.77 compare
- 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.77 compare
- 129 Bulgaria 1.75 compare
More education data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.78 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.78 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -0.946 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 in 1950.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 in 2023.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 126th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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