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South Korea Society
Social protection, poverty, gender, and development indicators
Overview
Social protection, poverty, gender, health, and development indicators for South Korea, sourced from the World Bank, OECD, and the United Nations.
SDG Indicators
Age-standardised prevalence of current tobacco use among persons 15+ years
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UN SDG 3.a.1
Participation rate in organised learning (one year before official primary entry age)
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UN SDG 4.2.2
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
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UN SDG 8.1.1
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
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UN SDG 7.2.1
Perception of inclusive decision-making
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UN SDG 16.7.2
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
35.6%
2023 · UN SDG 16.3.2
Satisfaction with public services
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UN SDG 16.6.2
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
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UN SDG 13.1.1
Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population
0.5%
2023 · UN SDG 16.1.1
Maternal mortality ratio
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UN SDG 3.1.1
Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
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UN SDG 13.2.2
Proportion feeling safe walking alone at night
54.0%
2022 · UN SDG 16.1.4
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
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UN SDG 3.4.1
Experience of discrimination
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UN SDG 16.b.1
Proportion of youth (15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
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UN SDG 8.6.1
Integration Gaps (OECD)
Employment rate differences between foreign-born and native-born populations by education level.
Total
Native-born (2024) 2.8%
Foreign-born (2024) 5.4%
Gap +2.6pp
2024
Data Explorer
Firms with female top manager (% of firms)
44.39393997
2024 · World Bank
Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
21.50664711
2024 · World Bank
Press Freedom Index
9 Score (0-100)
2008 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
100
2008 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
1
2008 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
99.9100036621094
2008 · World Bank
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
97.620002746582
2008 · World Bank
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
98.3199996948242
2008 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
0.998160004615784
2020 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
0.9964200258255
2020 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
0.994369983673096
2020 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
0.873420000076294
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)
91.8790512084961
2020 · World Bank
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)
91.6897277832031
2020 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
98.3970489501953
2023 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
98.1520690917969
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative)
96.4325799431325
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative)
99.3615716258882
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
97.8794237967287
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, pupils (% female)
48.37146
2017 · World Bank
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