School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in South Korea

South Korea: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 219,006 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
219,006 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
58th
of 202 countries
All-time high
440,981 number
in 1970
All-time low
215,712 number
in 2011
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in South Korea, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 219,006 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in South Korea peaked at 440,981 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 215,712 number, in 2011.

South Korea ranks 58th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 433,345 number 428,262 number 440,981 number 10
1980s 383,754 number 365,791 number 425,232 number 10
1990s 309,535 number 273,934 number 355,979 number 10
2000s 286,408 number 226,793 number 338,776 number 10
2010s 219,447 number 215,712 number 221,399 number 10
2020s 219,006 number 219,006 number 219,006 number 1

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 55 Senegal 244,791 number compare
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  3. 57 Zimbabwe 225,004 number compare
  4. 59 Spain 209,664 number compare
  5. 60 Guatemala 195,397 number compare
  6. 61 Kazakhstan 193,918 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in South Korea?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in South Korea was 219,006 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 440,981 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 215,712 number in 2011.
How does South Korea rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
South Korea ranks 58th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/