Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea
Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 96.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea is 96.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea peaked at 99.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2013.
Korea ranks 3rd of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 87.0% | — |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 87.0% | 88.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 73.3% | 95.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 95.4% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 2 Macau, China 98.0% compare
- 4 Malta 96.0% compare
- 5 Denmark 95.9% compare
- 6 Finland 94.3% compare
More education data for Korea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea was 96.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release