School age population, early childhood educational development program in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 689,532 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
689,532 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
30th
of 92 countries
All-time high
841,824 number
in 1999
All-time low
653,242 number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820191998: 830.8k number1999: 841.8k number2000: 827.2k number2001: 819.4k number2002: 806.1k number2003: 789.8k number2004: 774.1k number2005: 773.0k number2006: 765.3k number2007: 761.4k number2008: 757.3k number2009: 750.4k number2010: 729.6k number2011: 713.6k number2012: 692.1k number2013: 670.5k number2014: 653.2k number2015: 655.1k number2016: 654.9k number2017: 664.2k number2018: 677.0k number2019: 689.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 689,532 number for school age population, early childhood educational development program in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 841,824 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 653,242 number, in 2014.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 836,304 number 830,784 number 841,824 number 2
2000s 782,404 number 750,374 number 827,199 number 10
2010s 679,974 number 653,242 number 729,577 number 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 689,532 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 841,824 number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 653,242 number in 2014.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/