Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
33rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2017
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Republic of Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.82001200920172001: 0.812 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2002: 0.807 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2003: 0.809 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2004: 0.82 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2005: 0.812 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2007: 0.83 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.846 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2009: 0.843 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2010: 0.84 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.84 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2012: 0.838 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.852 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2014: 0.854 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2015: 0.86 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2016: 0.861 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2017: 0.861 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 0.9% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

Republic of Korea ranks 33rd of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector) in Republic of Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
2001 0.8%
2002 0.8% -0.6%
2003 0.8% +0.2%
2004 0.8% +1.4%
2005 0.8% -1.0%
2007 0.8% +2.2%
2008 0.8% +2.0%
2009 0.8% -0.3%
2010 0.8% -0.4%
2011 0.8% -0.1%
2012 0.8% -0.2%
2013 0.9% +1.8%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% +0.7%
2016 0.9% +0.1%
2017 0.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 30 Finland 0.9% compare
  2. 31 Malta 0.9% compare
  3. 32 Egypt 0.9% compare
  4. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  5. 35 Jamaica 0.8%
  6. 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Republic of Korea?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Republic of Korea was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Republic of Korea rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Republic of Korea ranks 33rd out of 89 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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