Korea - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Korea was 271.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 223,553.00 in 1971 and a minimum value of 271.00 in 2019.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1971 223,553.00
1972 133,915.00
1973 173,330.00
1974 192,131.00
1975 172,973.00
1976 123,275.00
1977 171,065.00
1978 153,380.00
1979 66,805.00
1980 1,775.00
1981 2,798.00
1982 9,934.00
1983 12,601.00
1984 43,881.00
1985 70,512.00
1986 83,076.00
1987 25,038.00
1988 5,417.00
1989 5,477.00
1990 10,363.00
1991 12,040.00
1992 19,090.00
1993 28,457.00
1994 41,589.00
1995 59,062.00
1996 66,846.00
1997 53,888.00
1998 59,220.00
1999 52,178.00
2000 30,861.00
2001 73,566.00
2002 86,525.00
2003 53,646.00
2004 56,203.00
2005 9,834.00
2006 8,174.00
2007 5,168.00
2008 752.00
2009 10,990.00
2010 6,960.00
2011 9,806.00
2012 59,852.00
2013 128,360.00
2014 113,250.00
2015 39,617.00
2016 74,350.00
2017 66,235.00
2018 25,225.00
2019 271.00

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Korea was 12,519 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 156,893 in 1971 and a minimum value of 1,629 in 2000.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1971 156,893
1972 102,598
1973 119,339
1974 124,407
1975 104,931
1976 76,089
1977 94,383
1978 81,412
1979 35,977
1984 16,256
1985 27,303
1986 33,832
1987 6,980
2000 1,629
2001 28,933
2002 38,019
2003 26,201
2004 29,175
2009 3,745
2012 24,441
2013 58,717
2014 52,945
2015 18,519
2016 35,711
2017 32,711
2018 12,519

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Korea was 0.95 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 5.88 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 2000.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1971 5.88
1972 3.86
1973 4.51
1974 4.73
1975 4.01
1976 2.94
1977 3.66
1978 3.15
1979 1.39
1984 0.66
1985 1.14
1986 1.45
1987 0.31
2000 0.09
2001 1.50
2002 1.93
2003 1.33
2004 1.50
2009 0.23
2012 1.73
2013 4.30
2014 3.96
2015 1.39
2016 2.69
2017 2.47
2018 0.95

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Korea was 12,706 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76,682 in 1977 and a minimum value of 7,245 in 2009.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1971 66,660
1972 31,317
1973 53,991
1974 67,724
1975 68,042
1976 47,186
1977 76,682
1978 71,968
1979 30,828
1984 27,625
1985 43,209
1986 49,244
1987 18,058
2000 29,232
2001 44,633
2002 48,506
2003 27,445
2004 27,028
2009 7,245
2012 35,411
2013 69,643
2014 60,305
2015 21,098
2016 38,639
2017 33,524
2018 12,706

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Korea was 0.90 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 4.70 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.41 in 2009.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1971 2.37
1972 1.12
1973 1.94
1974 2.44
1975 2.46
1976 1.72
1977 2.80
1978 2.62
1979 1.12
1984 1.05
1985 1.69
1986 1.98
1987 0.74
2000 1.37
2001 2.03
2002 2.18
2003 1.24
2004 1.24
2009 0.41
2012 2.30
2013 4.70
2014 4.17
2015 1.48
2016 2.73
2017 2.38
2018 0.90

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Korea was 0.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 4.51 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 2019.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1971 4.08
1972 2.46
1973 3.19
1974 3.55
1975 3.22
1976 2.31
1977 3.22
1978 2.88
1979 1.25
1980 0.03
1981 0.05
1982 0.19
1983 0.24
1984 0.86
1985 1.43
1986 1.73
1987 0.53
1988 0.12
1989 0.12
1990 0.22
1991 0.26
1992 0.42
1993 0.65
1994 0.99
1995 1.48
1996 1.76
1997 1.45
1998 1.58
1999 1.36
2000 0.77
2001 1.78
2002 2.06
2003 1.28
2004 1.37
2005 0.25
2006 0.21
2007 0.14
2008 0.02
2009 0.32
2010 0.21
2011 0.32
2012 2.03
2013 4.51
2014 4.07
2015 1.44
2016 2.71
2017 2.42
2018 0.92
2019 0.01

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation