South Korea vs Portugal: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled

South Korea
98.79
in 2022
Portugal
98.73
in 2019
South Korea rank
25th
Portugal rank
27th

Gender gap education levels, gaps filled over time

  • South Korea
  • Portugal
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 98.79 against 98.73 in Portugal, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Portugal ahead.

South Korea ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 27th of 190 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Portugal Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0.485 0.485 Portugal
1830s 0 0.785 0.785 Portugal
1840s 0 1.27 1.27 Portugal
1850s 0 2.05 2.05 Portugal
1860s 0 3.3 3.3 Portugal
1870s 0 8.82 8.82 Portugal
1880s 0.005 15.65 15.64 Portugal
1890s 0.05 22.86 22.81 Portugal
1900s 0.185 31.19 31 Portugal
1910s 0.6 39.52 38.91 Portugal
1920s 4 47.84 43.84 Portugal
1930s 10.85 56.17 45.32 Portugal
1940s 33.86 64.5 30.63 Portugal
1950s 60.61 78.47 17.86 Portugal
1960s 89.44 88.5 0.935 South Korea
1970s 97 85 12 South Korea
1980s 100 97 3 South Korea
2010s 98.54 97.99 0.5451 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap education levels, gaps filled, South Korea or Portugal?
South Korea, at 98.79 against 98.73 in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in gender gap education levels, gaps filled between South Korea and Portugal?
0.06, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
39 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
South Korea ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 27th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 7,888 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.