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

Republic of Korea
0.9962 GPI
in 2018
Latvia
0.9964 GPI
in 2018
Republic of Korea rank
108th
Latvia rank
107th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.9964 GPI against 0.9962 GPI in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0002 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latvia ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 108th and Latvia ranks 107th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.01 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0204 GPI Latvia
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9978 GPI 0.0082 GPI Republic of Korea
2010s 0.9974 GPI 0.9915 GPI 0.0059 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, Republic of Korea or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.9964 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 Republic of Korea and Latvia?
0.0002 GPI, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Latvia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Latvia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Republic of Korea ranks 108th and Latvia ranks 107th 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.