In 2021, the school-age population in South Korea comprises 7.64 million people. This is a sharp decline from the 1980 population of 14.4 million. It is expected that this trend of decline will continue, with projection of the 2060 school-age population comprising of only 4.19 million people.
Number of school-age persons in South Korea in 1980 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060
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Statistics Korea. (May 25, 2021). Number of school-age persons in South Korea in 1980 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249425/south-korea-school-age-population/
Statistics Korea. "Number of school-age persons in South Korea in 1980 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060 (in millions)." Chart. May 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249425/south-korea-school-age-population/
Statistics Korea. (2021). Number of school-age persons in South Korea in 1980 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249425/south-korea-school-age-population/
Statistics Korea. "Number of School-age Persons in South Korea in 1980 and 2021 with a Forecast for 2060 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249425/south-korea-school-age-population/
Statistics Korea, Number of school-age persons in South Korea in 1980 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249425/south-korea-school-age-population/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of school-age persons in South Korea in 1980 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Korea, May 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249425/south-korea-school-age-population/