Unemployment with basic education in Korea
Korea: Unemployment with basic education was 3.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Korea, 2000β2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Korea recorded 3.4% for unemployment with basic education in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Korea peaked at 3.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2007.
Korea ranks 96th of 129 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 93 Fiji, Republic of 3.6% compare
- 94 Malaysia 3.6% compare
- 95 Egypt, Arab Republic of 3.4% compare
- 97 Ghana 3.3% compare
- 98 Sri Lanka 3.2% compare
- 99 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 3.0% compare
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- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 71.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Korea?
- Unemployment with basic education in Korea was 3.4% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2007.
- How does Korea rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Korea ranks 96th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).