Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Korea
Korea: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Korea, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Korea is 0.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Korea peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
That places Korea 15th out of 107 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 12 China (People’s Republic of) 0.6% compare
- 13 Ireland 0.6% compare
- 14 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
- 16 Iceland 0.5% compare
- 17 Chile 0.5% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 0.5% compare
More reference data data for Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Korea?
- Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Korea was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Korea rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
- Korea ranks 15th out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
- Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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