Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Korea

Korea: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 6,263 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
6,263 number
Change on year
down 66.6%
World rank
66th
of 133 countries
All-time high
296,241 number
in 2005
All-time low
6,263 number
in 2018
Years of data
7
2005–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Korea, 2005–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2005201120182005: 296.2k number2013: 8.6k number2014: 29.7k number2015: 43.6k number2016: 21.3k number2017: 18.7k number2018: 6.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Korea recorded 6,263 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 66.6% on the previous year and down 97.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Korea peaked at 296,241 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6,263 number, in 2018.

Korea ranks 66th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Korea, 2005 to 2018.
Year number Change
2005 296,241 number
2013 8,615 number -97.1%
2014 29,689 number +244.6%
2015 43,610 number +46.9%
2016 21,291 number -51.2%
2017 18,749 number -11.9%
2018 6,263 number -66.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 296,241 number 296,241 number 296,241 number 1
2010s 21,370 number 6,263 number 43,610 number 6

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 63 Slovakia 9,242 number compare
  2. 64 Germany 8,351 number compare
  3. 65 Bahrain 6,535 number compare
  4. 67 Serbia 6,253 number compare
  5. 68 Colombia 5,687 number compare
  6. 69 Greece 5,264 number compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Korea?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Korea was 6,263 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 296,241 number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 6,263 number in 2018.
How does Korea rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Korea ranks 66th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/