Science & Technology in South Korea 73 indicators covering science & technology for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 1 patents 2025 down 99.2% 32nd Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 9 patents 2025 down 98.7% 9th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 33.5% 2023 up 33.3% 49th Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 5,837 Number 2013 up 70.8% 6th Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials 1,154 Number 2021 up 65.6% 4th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 464.08 Number 2013 up 64.4% 12th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 2,410 Number 2013 up 41.4% 4th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 3,092 Number 2012 up 49.6% 5th Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 775.12 Number 2012 down 35.0% 5th Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 282.74 Number 2013 up 106.9% 13th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 5.21 Number 2013 down 36.1% 20th Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex 98.2% 2024 up 20.3% 8th Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority 51 Number 2013 up 30.8% 12th ← Previous Page 2 of 2