Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea
Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 66.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea is 66.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea peaked at 75.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2008.
That places Korea 12th out of 56 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 sought health related information in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.7% | — |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +116.6% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +47.8% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -35.9% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | -11.5% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 66.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +116.6% | 20.5% | 44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.7% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 20.4% | 71.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 66.1% | 75.3% | 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 sought health related information in Korea?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Korea was 66.1% 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 75.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Korea ranks 12th out of 56 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 48.9%. 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.), 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release