Korean share prices reach a record quarterly averageGDP
$1.71T+2.3% vs 2022
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Labor Market
Unemployment rate
2.8%+0.1 pp vs 06/2026
Youth unemployment (15–24)
7.3%+0.8 pp vs 06/2026
Labour force participation (15+)
64.2%−0.1 pp vs 2023
Health
Life expectancy at birth
83.43 years+0.9% vs 2022
Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births
2.80.0% vs 2022
Health spending, % of GDP
9.9%+0.4 pp vs 2022
Education
Public spending on education, % of GDP
5.8%+0.9 pp vs 2021
Tertiary enrolment (gross)
106.7%+3.9 pp vs 2022
Researchers in R&D per million people
9,435+4.0% vs 2021
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