Primary education in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Education Indicators
Completion Rate 99.29 % in 2009 WB
Duration 5 years in 2023 WB
Educational Attainment 97.46 % in 2022 WB
Enrollment Rate 93.15 % in 2018 WB
Intake Rate 91.76 % in 2018 WB
Not in Education Children 2 timeseries
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 20.3 ratio in 2018 WB
Starting Age 7 years in 2023 WB
Education Indicators Enrollment Rate
Gender Parity Index 1 GPI in 2018 WB
Gender (% in 2022)
Male 99.16 WB
Female 95.8 WB
Measure (%)
Gross 93.15 in 2018 WB
Net 92.1 in 2009 WB
Educational Process Members (Number in 2018)
Students 1,507,780 WB
Teachers 74,274 WB
Educational Process Members Students
Over-age Students 2.61 % in 2009 WB
Asia (%)
Turkmenistan 99.74 in 2021 WB
Georgia 99.14 in 2021 WB
Republic of Korea 98.76 in 2021 WB
Armenia 98.01 in 2021 WB
Mongolia 96.53 in 2021 WB
Maldives 94.22 in 2018 WB
Japan 94.1 in 2021 WB
Bhutan 93.1 in 2016 WB
China 83.02 in 2021 WB
Sri Lanka 76.93 in 2021 WB
India 75.9 in 2021 WB
Kazakhstan 61.88 in 2021 WB
Nepal 51 in 2021 WB
Bangladesh 46.57 in 2021 WB
Tajikistan 32.17 in 2021 WB
Azerbaijan 30.61 in 2022 WB
Kyrgyzstan 28.94 in 2021 WB
Uzbekistan 23.85 in 2021 WB
Pakistan 15.31 in 2021 WB
Afghanistan 5.18 in 2021 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7 years in 2023 WB
Education Level Basic Education (years in 2023)
Lower Secondary Education 12 WB
Primary Education 7 WB