Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary in Korea

Korea: Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
43rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary in Korea, 2001–2017

0.0020.0040.0060.0082001200920172001: 0.004 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.004 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.003 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.004 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.004 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.005 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.007 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.005 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.006 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.008 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.006 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.003 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.003 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.002 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.005 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.002 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.0% for employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary in Korea peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.

Korea ranks 43rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
2001 0.0%
2002 0.0% +13.2%
2003 0.0% -40.2%
2004 0.0% +48.2%
2005 0.0% -4.1%
2007 0.0% +39.9%
2008 0.0% +26.1%
2009 0.0% -18.4%
2010 0.0% +9.1%
2011 0.0% +31.6%
2012 0.0% -19.0%
2013 0.0% -59.6%
2014 0.0% +23.5%
2015 0.0% -25.5%
2016 0.0% +91.2%
2017 0.0% -50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 40 Panama 0.0% compare
  2. 41 Guatemala 0.0% compare
  3. 42 Morocco 0.0% compare
  4. 44 Colombia 0.0% compare
  5. 45 Rwanda 0.0% compare
  6. 46 Thailand 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary in Korea?
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary in Korea was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
How does Korea rank for employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary?
Korea ranks 43rd out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,076 data points, 1970–2021
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