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

Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education) in Korea was 62.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 63.13 in 2019, while its lowest value was 50.36 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.

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Year Value
2000 50.36
2001 51.17
2002 51.32
2003 54.88
2004 56.95
2005 57.38
2006 58.50
2007 58.49
2008 58.50
2009 57.44
2010 57.91
2011 58.00
2012 58.83
2013 59.03
2014 60.03
2015 60.98
2016 61.55
2017 62.01
2018 62.66
2019 63.13
2020 62.21

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure