Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 699,339 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
699,339 number
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
48th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.30 million number
in 1995
All-time low
699,339 number
in 2018
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea, 1994–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1994200620181994: 1.2M number1995: 1.3M number1996: 1.3M number1997: 1.1M number1998: 1.1M number1999: 994.7k number2000: 976.9k number2001: 965.2k number2002: 975.9k number2003: 985.8k number2004: 1.0M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 971.0k number2013: 950.8k number2014: 904.5k number2015: 836.0k number2016: 766.8k number2017: 725.9k number2018: 699.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 699,339 number for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.30 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 699,339 number, in 2018.

Republic of Korea ranks 48th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.17 million number 994,682 number 1.30 million number 6
2000s 1.04 million number 965,227 number 1.11 million number 10
2010s 878,032 number 699,339 number 1.04 million number 9

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 45 Syrian Arab Republic 753,997 number compare
  2. 46 Kazakhstan 734,970 number compare
  3. 47 Australia 707,150 number compare
  4. 49 Sri Lanka 698,052 number compare
  5. 50 Malaysia 685,357 number compare
  6. 51 Yemen 673,008 number compare

See the full ranking of 237 places β†’

More reference data data for Republic of Korea

All data for Republic of Korea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Republic of Korea was 699,339 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million number in 1995.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 699,339 number in 2018.
How does Republic of Korea rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Republic of Korea ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.