School age population, one year before than official primary entry in South Korea
South Korea: School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 in South Korea, 1970–2020
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 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 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.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in South Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 440,981 number | — |
| 1971 | 438,059 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 435,450 number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 433,114 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 430,836 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 428,262 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 428,991 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 431,477 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 433,641 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 432,637 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 425,232 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 414,500 number | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 400,301 number | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 385,186 number | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 372,762 number | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 367,120 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 365,791 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 367,989 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 370,410 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 368,248 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 355,979 number | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 337,995 number | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 314,700 number | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 291,341 number | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 275,012 number | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 273,934 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 283,445 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 301,621 number | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 322,763 number | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 338,559 number | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 338,776 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 333,910 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 322,637 number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 307,466 number | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 292,271 number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 281,988 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 268,185 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 253,252 number | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 238,805 number | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 226,793 number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 219,439 number | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 215,712 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 215,858 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 218,314 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 220,741 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 220,120 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 220,912 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 221,399 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 220,989 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 220,989 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 219,006 number | -0.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 219,006 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 7.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 219,006 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 7.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in South Korea?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
- South Korea ranks 58th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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
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/