KRIVET 한국직업능력연구원 국무총리 산하 정부출연 연구기관

남자는 연령이 높아져도 후진학 비율에 변동이 거의 없으나 여성은 30대에 급감하는 급격한 U자형 패턴을 보이며, 10년 이상 재직자의 후진학 비율도 여자는 15.6%, 남자는 23.7%로 여자가 남자보다 8.1%p 낮음.
고졸 후진학자는 20대 초반이 31.5%로 가장 높은 반면, 전문대졸 이상은 40대 이상이 34.7%로 가장 높음.
연령별·지역별 후진학자 비율을 보면, 수도권은 30대 이후 급격히 감소하는 반면 지방은 연령이 증가할수록 높아짐.
중소기업 후진학자는 2년 미만의 신입직원 비율(52.9%)은 높은 반면, 대기업은 근무기간이 3~9년인 직원(41.8%)과 10년 이상인 장기 근무자의 비율(33.0%)이 높음.
후진학 계속교육 참여 이유를 살펴보면 고졸 후진학자의 경우 ‘학위 취득과 사회적 인정(39.5%)’이 가장 많고, 전문대졸 이상의 후진학자는 ‘직무능력 향상을 위하여(54.4%)’가 가장 많음.

The percentage of males who participate in the Employment First, Life-Long Education Later program changes little in older age groups, but the percentage falls drastically in females in their 30s, showing a U-shaped pattern. The percentage of employed people with 10 or more years of service who participate in the Employment First, Life-Long Education Later program is 15.6% among females and 23.7% among males, which indicates that the percentage of females is 8.1 percentage points (pp) lower than that among males.
Among people with a high school education, the percentage who participates in the Employment First, Life-Long Education Later program is the highest in those in their 20s, at 31.5%, while among people with a junior college or higher education, the percentage is highest among those in their 40s, at 34.7%. 
In terms of age and region, the percentage of program participants who live in the capital areas drops significantly in those aged 30 or older, while the percentage of program participants who live in non-capital areas increases with age. 
Among people working for small and medium-sized companies, the percentage of program participants is high in workers with 2 or fewer years of service (52.9%). On the other hand, among people working for large companies, the percentage is high in workers with 3 to 9 years of service (41.8%) and in workers with 10 or more years of service (33.0%). 
Regarding the reason for partaking in the Employment First, Life-Long Education Later program, among program participants with a high school education, the percentage who answered 'to earn a degree and social recognition' is the highest (39.5%), while among program participants with a junior college or higher education, the percentage who answered 'to enhance job competencies' is the highest (54.4%).