Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in South Korea
South Korea: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 24.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in South Korea, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in information and communication in South Korea stood at 24.3%.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in South Korea peaked at 48.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2008.
South Korea ranks 44th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.2% | — |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -15.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 24.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 24.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.5%, 82% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 42.2% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 21.3% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.3% | 28.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in South Korea?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in South Korea was 24.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2008.
- How does South Korea rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- South Korea ranks 44th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.