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

North Korea: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 336,710 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
336,710 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
31st
of 92 countries
All-time high
411,751 number
in 1999
All-time low
319,000 number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in North Korea, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 406.4k number1999: 411.8k number2000: 404.3k number2001: 400.2k number2002: 393.4k number2003: 385.0k number2004: 377.0k number2005: 376.9k number2006: 373.4k number2007: 372.1k number2008: 370.8k number2009: 368.0k number2010: 357.6k number2011: 349.7k number2012: 338.8k number2013: 327.8k number2014: 319.0k number2015: 320.0k number2016: 319.9k number2017: 324.4k number2018: 330.6k number2019: 336.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

North Korea recorded 336,710 number for school age population, early childhood educational development program in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in North Korea peaked at 411,751 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 319,000 number, in 2014.

That places North Korea 31st 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 409,050 number 406,350 number 411,751 number 2
2000s 382,102 number 367,979 number 404,277 number 10
2010s 332,447 number 319,000 number 357,566 number 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in North Korea?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in North Korea was 336,710 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 411,751 number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 319,000 number in 2014.
How does North Korea rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
North Korea ranks 31st out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in North Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/