School age population, early childhood educational development program in South Korea

South Korea: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 808,340 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
808,340 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 92 countries
All-time high
936,322 number
in 2012
All-time low
808,340 number
in 2018
Years of data
8
2012–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in South Korea, 2012–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2012201520192012: 936.3k number2013: 918.2k number2014: 915.7k number2015: 903.1k number2016: 895.4k number2017: 858.7k number2018: 808.3k number2019: 808.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 808,340 number for school age population, early childhood educational development program in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 13.7% over ten years.

South Korea ranks 25th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 22 Senegal 1.04 million number compare
  2. 23 Australia 994,950 number compare
  3. 24 Venezuela 994,614 number compare
  4. 26 Guinea 796,289 number compare
  5. 27 Kazakhstan 779,462 number compare
  6. 28 Canada 775,524 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in South Korea?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in South Korea was 808,340 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 936,322 number in 2012.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 808,340 number in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
South Korea ranks 25th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Korea 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/