Labor force with advanced education, male in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Labor force with advanced education, male was 80.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, male in Republic of Korea, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force with advanced education, male in Republic of Korea stood at 80.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Republic of Korea peaked at 80.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2001.
Republic of Korea ranks 77th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.8% | — |
| 2001 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 74.7% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.4% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 79.2% | 80.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 74 Luxembourg 80.8% compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 80.7% compare
- 76 Austria 80.6% compare
- 78 Switzerland 80.5% compare
- 79 Botswana 80.2% compare
- 80 Slovakia 80.2% compare
More work & labour data for Republic of Korea
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 16,840 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,824 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.96 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.78 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 97,052 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 65,686 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 62.02 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9719 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1065 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Republic of Korea?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Republic of Korea was 80.5% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2001.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Republic of Korea ranks 77th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. 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).