Unemployment and participation with advanced education

World BankPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

Unemployment and labor force participation rates of people with tertiary (college-level) education.

2016: 4.21% → 2025: 2.74% (down 1.47 pp). Highest: 2017 (4.32%).

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Unemployment and participation with advanced education · 2016~2025 (unit: %)
YearUnemployment rateLabor force participation rate
20164.21172.108
20174.31972.299
20184.11672.237
20193.89272.296
20203.92671.36
20213.62772.177
20222.8773.532
20232.74574.068
20242.74874.66
20252.74374.729

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Reference (APA 7th)

World Bank. (2026). Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education); Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.ADVN.ZS?locations=KR

Source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.ADVN.ZS?locations=KR

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