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

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

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
74th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2001
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

00.050.10.152001200920172001: 0.134 % of female youth population2002: 0.117 % of female youth population2003: 0.121 % of female youth population2004: 0.125 % of female youth population2005: 0.12 % of female youth population2007: 0.112 % of female youth population2008: 0.114 % of female youth population2009: 0.124 % of female youth population2010: 0.125 % of female youth population2011: 0.13 % of female youth population2012: 0.124 % of female youth population2013: 0.119 % of female youth population2014: 0.116 % of female youth population2015: 0.115 % of female youth population2016: 0.109 % of female youth population2017: 0.107 % of female youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth population.

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.1% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Korea peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

That places Korea 74th out of 108 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, female in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population) in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of female youth population Change
2001 0.1%
2002 0.1% -12.7%
2003 0.1% +3.4%
2004 0.1% +3.6%
2005 0.1% -4.7%
2007 0.1% -6.5%
2008 0.1% +1.6%
2009 0.1% +9.2%
2010 0.1% +0.9%
2011 0.1% +4.1%
2012 0.1% -4.8%
2013 0.1% -4.3%
2014 0.1% -1.9%
2015 0.1% -1.1%
2016 0.1% -5.5%
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%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 67% 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. 71 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
  2. 72 Hungary 0.1% compare
  3. 73 Latvia 0.1% compare
  4. 75 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% compare
  5. 76 Finland 0.1% compare
  6. 77 Albania 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Korea?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female 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, female 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, female recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Korea rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female?
Korea ranks 74th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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