Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Korea

Korea: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2001
All-time low
0.6%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2001–2017

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Korea, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.812001200920172001: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.8 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.763 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.641 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 1 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

Korea recorded 1.0% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Korea peaked at 1.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.

That places Korea 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
2001 1.0%
2002 1.0% +0.0%
2003 1.0% +0.0%
2004 0.8% -20.0%
2005 1.0% +25.0%
2007 1.0% +0.0%
2008 0.8% -23.7%
2010 1.0% +31.0%
2011 1.0% +0.0%
2012 0.6% -35.9%
2013 1.0% +55.9%
2014 1.0% +0.0%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.0% +0.0%
2017 1.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 7
2010s 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Armenia 1.0% compare
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  4. 1 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  5. 1 Lithuania 1.0% compare
  6. 1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% compare
  7. 1 Norway 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Korea?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Korea was 1.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
How does Korea rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Korea ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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