Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 5.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

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

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Year Value
1970 4.00
1971 4.00
1972 4.00
1973 4.00
1974 4.00
1975 4.00
1976 4.00
1977 4.00
1978 4.00
1979 4.00
1980 4.00
1981 4.00
1982 4.00
1983 4.00
1984 4.00
1985 4.00
1986 4.00
1987 4.00
1988 4.00
1989 4.00
1990 4.00
1991 4.00
1992 4.00
1993 4.00
1994 4.00
1995 4.00
1996 4.00
1997 4.00
1998 4.00
1999 4.00
2000 4.00
2001 4.00
2002 4.00
2003 4.00
2004 4.00
2005 4.00
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00
2010 4.00
2011 4.00
2012 4.00
2013 4.00
2014 5.00
2015 5.00
2016 5.00
2017 5.00
2018 5.00
2019 5.00
2020 5.00

Primary education, pupils

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

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Year Value
2009 1,546,554
2018 1,507,780

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

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

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Year Value
2009 48.78
2015 49.03
2018 48.90

Primary education, teachers

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
2009 70,298
2018 74,274

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
2009 86.77
2018 82.23

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes