What is population of compulsory school age, male in Korea?

Population of compulsory school age, male in Korea was 2.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Korea?

The highest recorded value was 3.24 million number in 2004.

What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 1.98 million number in 1997.

How does Korea rank for population of compulsory school age, male?

Korea ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.

Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Korea data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Korea

Name: Population of compulsory school age, male in Korea
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Korea: Population of compulsory school age, male was 2.13 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

2.13 million number

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

52nd

of 186 countries

All-time high

3.24 million number

in 2004

All-time low

1.98 million number

in 1997

Years of data

1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Korea, 1997–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Korea recorded 2.13 million number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Korea peaked at 3.24 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.98 million number, in 1997.

That places Korea 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.01 million number	1.98 million number	2.06 million number	3
2000s	2.83 million number	2.14 million number	3.24 million number	10
2010s	2.34 million number	2.13 million number	2.74 million number	10

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Korea?: Population of compulsory school age, male in Korea was 2.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Korea?: The highest recorded value was 3.24 million number in 2004.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 1.98 million number in 1997.
How does Korea rank for population of compulsory school age, male?: Korea ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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