Japan vs Korea: Proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any)

Japan
0.9718 GPIA
in 2022
Korea
0.9668 GPIA
in 2023
Japan rank
30th
Korea rank
31st

Proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any) over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.9718 GPIA against 0.9668 GPIA in Korea, a difference of 0.005 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 30th and Korea ranks 31st of 45 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
2010s 1.01 GPIA 0.936 GPIA 0.0745 GPIA Japan
2020s 1.02 GPIA 0.9739 GPIA 0.0415 GPIA Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any), Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 0.9718 GPIA against 0.9668 GPIA in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any) between Japan and Korea?
0.005 GPIA, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any)?
Japan ranks 30th and Korea ranks 31st of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any subject), 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults who have done online course (in any subject), 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
45 places, 374 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release