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 85.6% 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 85.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea peaked at 95.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2008.
Korea ranks 10th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 49.8% | — |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 49.8% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 51.5% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 85.6% | 95.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 7 Switzerland 88.2% compare
- 8 Netherlands 86.9% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 85.8% compare
- 11 Japan 83.4% compare
- 12 Hungary 83.1% compare
- 13 Czechia 81.1% 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 85.6% 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 95.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Korea ranks 10th out of 61 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 57.6%. 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, 25-74 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release