Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea
Korea: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 87.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 87.8% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea peaked at 87.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2015.
Korea ranks 1st of 58 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.7% | — |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8% | 76.7% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 49.4% | 87.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 77.8% | 87.8% | 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea was 87.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2015.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release