Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
4th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Korea, Republic of, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.564 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.565 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.619 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.639 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.657 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.685 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.756 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.767 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.772 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.769 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.791 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.802 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.812 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.794 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.798 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.811 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Korea, Republic of recorded 0.8% for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in 2017.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Korea, Republic of peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.

Korea, Republic of ranks 4th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Korea, Republic of?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Korea, Republic of was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
How does Korea, Republic of rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary?
Korea, Republic of ranks 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 374 data points, 1981–2021
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