Japan vs South Korea: Gender gap education levels
Japan
98.88
in 2013
South Korea
98.79
in 2022
Japan rank
24th
South Korea rank
25th
Gender gap education levels over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 98.88 against 98.79 in South Korea, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and South Korea ranks 25th of 190 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 3.08 | 0 | 3.08 | Japan |
| 1830s | 4.97 | 0 | 4.97 | Japan |
| 1840s | 7.94 | 0 | 7.94 | Japan |
| 1850s | 12.43 | 0 | 12.43 | Japan |
| 1860s | 18.94 | 0 | 18.94 | Japan |
| 1870s | 27.77 | 0 | 27.77 | Japan |
| 1880s | 46.57 | 0.005 | 46.56 | Japan |
| 1890s | 61.16 | 0.05 | 61.11 | Japan |
| 1900s | 75.84 | 0.185 | 75.66 | Japan |
| 1910s | 99.05 | 0.6 | 98.45 | Japan |
| 1920s | 100 | 4 | 96 | Japan |
| 1930s | 100 | 10.85 | 89.15 | Japan |
| 1940s | 100 | 33.86 | 66.14 | Japan |
| 1950s | 99.7 | 60.61 | 39.09 | Japan |
| 1960s | 100 | 89.44 | 10.56 | Japan |
| 1970s | 99.5 | 97 | 2.5 | Japan |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 98.88 | 97.53 | 1.35 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap education levels, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 98.88 against 98.79 in South Korea as of 2013.
- What is the difference in gender gap education levels between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.09, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2013.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for gender gap education levels?
- Japan ranks 24th and South Korea ranks 25th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gender gap education levels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.