Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in South Korea
South Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and was 65.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in South Korea, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 65.8% for proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in South Korea peaked at 83.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2015.
That places South Korea 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48.7% | — |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +54.2% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.7% | 56.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 54.2% | 83.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in South Korea?
- Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in South Korea was 65.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and?
- South Korea ranks 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and configured sofware and apps, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release