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

Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) in Korea was 79.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 80.90 in 2017, while its lowest value was 74.70 in 2001.

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 74.78
2001 74.70
2002 75.16
2003 77.63
2004 78.63
2005 78.71
2006 78.43
2007 78.66
2008 78.60
2009 78.89
2010 79.40
2011 79.91
2012 80.12
2013 79.83
2014 80.44
2015 80.89
2016 80.81
2017 80.90
2018 80.31
2019 80.12
2020 79.17

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure