Korea - Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Korea was 71.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 72.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 65.70 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
2000 65.70
2001 65.87
2002 66.03
2003 67.97
2004 69.41
2005 69.52
2006 69.78
2007 69.86
2008 69.75
2009 69.40
2010 69.83
2011 70.17
2012 70.60
2013 70.52
2014 71.27
2015 71.94
2016 72.11
2017 72.30
2018 72.24
2019 72.30
2020 71.36

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure