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

Iceland
0.9965 GPI
in 2018
Republic of Korea
0.9962 GPI
in 2018
Iceland rank
106th
Republic of Korea rank
108th

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

  • Iceland
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.9965 GPI against 0.9962 GPI in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0003 GPI.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 106th and Republic of Korea ranks 108th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9275 GPI 0.8815 GPI 0.0459 GPI Iceland
1980s 0.9667 GPI 0.9736 GPI 0.0069 GPI Republic of Korea
1990s 0.9962 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.013 GPI Republic of Korea
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.01 GPI Iceland
2010s 1 GPI 0.9974 GPI 0.0075 GPI Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Iceland or Republic of Korea?
Iceland, at 0.9965 GPI against 0.9962 GPI in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Iceland and Republic of Korea?
0.0003 GPI, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Republic of Korea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Republic of Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 106th 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.