School age population, early childhood educational development in South Korea

South Korea: School age population, early childhood educational development was 414,961 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
414,961 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 92 countries
All-time high
479,294 number
in 2012
All-time low
414,961 number
in 2018
Years of data
8
2012–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2012201520192012: 479.3k number2013: 471.5k number2014: 470.0k number2015: 463.4k number2016: 459.5k number2017: 440.8k number2018: 415.0k number2019: 415.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in South Korea stood at 414,961 number. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% over ten years.

That places South Korea 25th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood educational development in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) in South Korea, 2012 to 2019.
Year number Change
2012 479,294 number
2013 471,489 number -1.6%
2014 469,978 number -0.3%
2015 463,423 number -1.4%
2016 459,457 number -0.9%
2017 440,755 number -4.1%
2018 414,961 number -5.9%
2019 414,961 number +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 414,961 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 82,443 number, 5.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 414,961 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 462,906 number, 90% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 22 Senegal 524,259 number
  2. 23 Australia 510,850 number compare
  3. 24 Venezuela 506,486 number compare
  4. 26 Kazakhstan 402,058 number compare
  5. 27 Guinea 400,655 number compare
  6. 28 Canada 397,023 number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in South Korea?
School age population, early childhood educational development in South Korea was 414,961 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 479,294 number in 2012.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 414,961 number in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
South Korea ranks 25th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (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

Male 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/