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 85.5% 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
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea stood at 85.5%.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea peaked at 94.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2012.
Korea ranks 7th of 66 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 | 50.5% | — |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +29.5% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -8.5% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 85.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.1%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Korea's 85.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.8%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 49.0% | 82.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 85.5% | 94.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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 85.5% 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 94.2% 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 49.0% in 2012.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Korea ranks 7th out of 66 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 68.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release