Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Lower secondary school starting age (years)

Lower secondary school starting age (years) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 12.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 12.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 1970.

Definition: Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 10.00
1971 10.00
1972 10.00
1973 10.00
1974 10.00
1975 10.00
1976 10.00
1977 10.00
1978 10.00
1979 10.00
1980 10.00
1981 10.00
1982 10.00
1983 10.00
1984 10.00
1985 10.00
1986 10.00
1987 10.00
1988 10.00
1989 10.00
1990 10.00
1991 10.00
1992 10.00
1993 10.00
1994 10.00
1995 10.00
1996 10.00
1997 10.00
1998 11.00
1999 11.00
2000 11.00
2001 11.00
2002 11.00
2003 11.00
2004 11.00
2005 11.00
2006 11.00
2007 11.00
2008 11.00
2009 11.00
2010 11.00
2011 11.00
2012 11.00
2013 11.00
2014 12.00
2015 12.00
2016 12.00
2017 12.00
2018 12.00
2019 12.00
2020 12.00

Limitations and Exceptions: The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs