Korea vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity

Korea
0.9697 GPIA
in 2024
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
0.9737 GPIA
in 2024
Korea rank
144th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
147th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Korea
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 0.9737 GPIA against 0.9697 GPIA in Korea, a difference of 0.004 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 144th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 147th of 179 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8966 GPIA 0.8684 GPIA 0.0282 GPIA Korea
2010s 0.9268 GPIA 0.9123 GPIA 0.0144 GPIA Korea
2020s 0.9618 GPIA 0.9457 GPIA 0.016 GPIA Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, Korea or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 0.9737 GPIA against 0.9697 GPIA in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between Korea and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
0.004 GPIA, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
Korea ranks 144th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 147th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,738 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release