Hungary vs Republic of Korea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Hungary
0.9958 GPI
in 2018
Republic of Korea
0.9962 GPI
in 2018
Hungary rank
109th
Republic of Korea rank
108th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Hungary
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.9962 GPI against 0.9958 GPI in Hungary, a difference of 0.0004 GPI.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 109th and Republic of Korea ranks 108th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9585 GPI 0.8849 GPI 0.0736 GPI Hungary
1980s 0.9981 GPI 0.9674 GPI 0.0308 GPI Hungary
1990s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 0.0043 GPI Hungary
2000s 0.9939 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0122 GPI Republic of Korea
2010s 0.9962 GPI 0.9974 GPI 0.0012 GPI Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Hungary or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 0.9962 GPI against 0.9958 GPI in Hungary as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Hungary and Republic of Korea?
0.0004 GPI, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Republic of Korea?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Hungary and Republic of Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Hungary ranks 109th and Republic of Korea ranks 108th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.