Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea
Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 0.9785 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Korea recorded 0.9785 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea peaked at 0.9825 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8514 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Korea 53rd out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8514 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.8614 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9207 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9217 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9183 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9671 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9509 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9376 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9656 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9351 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9784 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9637 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9772 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9825 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9785 GPIA | -0.4% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.9785 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.17 GPIA, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8564 GPIA | 0.8514 GPIA | 0.8614 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9439 GPIA | 0.9183 GPIA | 0.9784 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9755 GPIA | 0.9637 GPIA | 0.9825 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 50 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
- 51 Colombia 0.9972 GPIA compare
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9916 GPIA compare
- 54 Bahrain 0.972 GPIA compare
- 55 Croatia 0.9486 GPIA compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 0.902 GPIA 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 sought health related information in Korea?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea was 0.9785 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9825 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8514 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Korea ranks 53rd out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release