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 73.4% 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
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea stood at 73.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Korea peaked at 73.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2013.
Korea ranks 6th of 70 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 | 43.0% | — |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +4.6% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 73.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.6%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Korea's 73.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.4%, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 43.0% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 37.9% | 60.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 66.5% | 73.4% | 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 73.4% 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 73.4% 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 37.9% in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Korea ranks 6th out of 70 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 93.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release