Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Korea

Korea: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
48th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2001
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Korea, 2001–2017

00.050.10.152001200920172001: 0.142 % of youth population with high education2002: 0.126 % of youth population with high education2003: 0.129 % of youth population with high education2004: 0.133 % of youth population with high education2005: 0.131 % of youth population with high education2007: 0.119 % of youth population with high education2008: 0.118 % of youth population with high education2009: 0.123 % of youth population with high education2010: 0.129 % of youth population with high education2011: 0.135 % of youth population with high education2012: 0.13 % of youth population with high education2013: 0.124 % of youth population with high education2014: 0.122 % of youth population with high education2015: 0.125 % of youth population with high education2016: 0.117 % of youth population with high education2017: 0.119 % of youth population with high education

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

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.1% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in 2017.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Korea peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

Korea ranks 48th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of youth population with high education Change
2001 0.1%
2002 0.1% -11.0%
2003 0.1% +2.0%
2004 0.1% +3.2%
2005 0.1% -1.4%
2007 0.1% -9.0%
2008 0.1% -1.1%
2009 0.1% +3.9%
2010 0.1% +5.6%
2011 0.1% +4.3%
2012 0.1% -3.7%
2013 0.1% -4.5%
2014 0.1% -1.6%
2015 0.1% +2.0%
2016 0.1% -5.9%
2017 0.1% +1.3%

Korea compared with similar countries

  • Korea's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 95% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 45 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
  2. 46 Puerto Rico 0.1% compare
  3. 47 Brazil 0.1% compare
  4. 49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% compare
  5. 50 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  6. 51 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Korea?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Korea was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Korea rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary?
Korea ranks 48th out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education)
Unit
% of youth population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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