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Universities in North Korea
North Korea has 22 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1946. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES22
OLDEST1946
FOUNDED 1900+15
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later15 · 68%
Date unknown7 · 32%
Oldest universities in North Korea
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1946Kim Il-sung University
1946Kim Hyong Jik University of Education
1946People's Economy College
1946Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea
1947Pyongyang University of Fine Arts
1948Kim Chaek University of Technology
1948Pyongyang Medical University
1948Kim Il-sung Military University
1949Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies
1953Pyongyang University of Architecture
1959Pyongyang University of Mechanical Engineering
1967Institute of Natural Science
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