Urban population, above primary education in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Urban population, above primary education was 0.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.8%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Urban population, above primary education in Republic of Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.859 % of population with high education2002: 0.859 % of population with high education2003: 0.859 % of population with high education2004: 0.865 % of population with high education2005: 0.864 % of population with high education2007: 0.861 % of population with high education2008: 0.859 % of population with high education2009: 0.854 % of population with high education2010: 0.856 % of population with high education2011: 0.856 % of population with high education2012: 0.854 % of population with high education2013: 0.852 % of population with high education2014: 0.851 % of population with high education2015: 0.849 % of population with high education2016: 0.847 % of population with high education2017: 0.847 % of population with high education

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

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 0.8% for urban population, above primary education in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.

Republic of Korea ranks 16th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Urban population, above primary education in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Republic of Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of population with high education Change
2001 0.9%
2002 0.9% +0.0%
2003 0.9% -0.1%
2004 0.9% +0.8%
2005 0.9% -0.1%
2007 0.9% -0.3%
2008 0.9% -0.2%
2009 0.9% -0.6%
2010 0.9% +0.2%
2011 0.9% -0.1%
2012 0.9% -0.2%
2013 0.9% -0.3%
2014 0.9% -0.1%
2015 0.8% -0.2%
2016 0.8% -0.3%
2017 0.8% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 13 Mongolia 0.9% compare
  2. 14 Germany 0.9% compare
  3. 15 Iceland 0.8% compare
  4. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  5. 18 United States of America 0.8% compare
  6. 19 Tunisia 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in Republic of Korea?
Urban population, above primary education in Republic of Korea was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
How does Republic of Korea rank for urban population, above primary education?
Republic of Korea ranks 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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