Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in South Korea

South Korea: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
45th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in South Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.518 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.531 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.561 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.552 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.567 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.549 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.55 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.612 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 0.637 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.621 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.635 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.642 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.638 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.658 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.669 % of workers with low education in the service sector2017: 0.669 % of workers with low education in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with low education in the service sector.

Analysis

In 2017, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in South Korea stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in South Korea peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.

That places South Korea 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector) in South Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
2001 0.5%
2002 0.5% +2.5%
2003 0.6% +5.5%
2004 0.6% -1.5%
2005 0.6% +2.7%
2007 0.5% -3.2%
2008 0.5% +0.2%
2009 0.6% +11.4%
2010 0.6% +4.1%
2011 0.6% -2.6%
2012 0.6% +2.4%
2013 0.6% +1.0%
2014 0.6% -0.6%
2015 0.7% +3.1%
2016 0.7% +1.6%
2017 0.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 42 Turkey 0.7% compare
  2. 43 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  3. 44 Brazil 0.7% compare
  4. 46 Belize 0.7%
  5. 47 Chile 0.7% compare
  6. 48 Mexico 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in South Korea?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in South Korea was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
How does South Korea rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
South Korea ranks 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,186 data points, 1970–2021
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