Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Korea
Korea: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational was 88.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024. ▲ Rising
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Korea, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Analysis
Korea recorded 88.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Korea peaked at 88.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.31 Percentage of earnings of men workers, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of earnings of men workers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 77.31 Percentage of earnings of men workers | — |
| 2010 | 81.09 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 79.97 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 81.01 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.9 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.73 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.89 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 83.78 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.03 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 85.5 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.31 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 86.23 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.29 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.39 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 88.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.31 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 77.31 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 77.31 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.12 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 79.97 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 86.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.18 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 86.23 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 88.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Colombia 96.87 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 1 Türkiye 92.83 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 2 Luxembourg 92.96 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 2 Poland 89.39 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 3 Latvia 86.57 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 3 Costa Rica 92.47 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 4 Portugal 91.91 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Korea?
- Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Korea was 88.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 88.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024.
- What is the lowest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.31 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2005.
- How does Korea rank for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the gender differrences in earnings from employment, by age group, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is men's earnings. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time female workers as a percentage of the earnings of their male counterparts, by the three aggregated levels of educational attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.