Republic of Korea vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Republic of Korea
0.9962 GPI
in 2018
United States of America
0.9949 GPI
in 2018
Republic of Korea rank
108th
United States of America rank
111th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • United States of America
00.250.50.751197119942018

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.9962 GPI against 0.9949 GPI in United States of America, a difference of 0.0013 GPI.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States of America ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 108th and United States of America ranks 111th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9682 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0553 GPI United States of America
1990s 1 GPI 0.9999 GPI 0.0027 GPI Republic of Korea
2000s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 0.0022 GPI Republic of Korea
2010s 0.9974 GPI 0.9994 GPI 0.002 GPI United States of America

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 United States of America?
Republic of Korea, at 0.9962 GPI against 0.9949 GPI in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Republic of Korea and United States of America?
0.0013 GPI, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Republic of Korea ranks 108th and United States of America ranks 111th 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.