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 84.2% 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 84.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea peaked at 93.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, 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 | 49.4% | — |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.4% | 51.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 50.3% | 80.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 84.2% | 93.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 7 Switzerland 88.3% compare
- 8 Czechia 85.1% compare
- 9 Hungary 84.6% compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 84.1% compare
- 12 Netherlands 83.5% compare
- 13 Cyprus 82.0% 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 84.2% 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 93.5% 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 49.4% 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 50.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release