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 86.8% 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 86.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Korea peaked at 95.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2013.
That places Korea 8th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 50.1% | — |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +35.9% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -8.8% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 86.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.8%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Korea's 86.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.7%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 50.1% | 51.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 49.8% | 89.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 86.7% | 95.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 5 Iceland 88.4% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 87.7% compare
- 6 Finland 87.7% compare
- 9 Sweden 86.4% compare
- 10 Switzerland 86.1% compare
- 11 Netherlands 85.7% 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 86.8% 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 95.7% 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 2013.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Korea ranks 8th 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 74.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release