Republic of Korea vs Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Republic of Korea
0.943 GPI
in 2018
Türkiye
0.9417 GPI
in 2018
Republic of Korea rank
144th
Türkiye rank
145th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Türkiye
00.20.40.60.81197119942018

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.943 GPI against 0.9417 GPI in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0013 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 144th and Türkiye ranks 145th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8558 GPI 0.6503 GPI 0.2055 GPI Republic of Korea
1980s 0.892 GPI 0.7445 GPI 0.1475 GPI Republic of Korea
1990s 0.9098 GPI 0.7662 GPI 0.1436 GPI Republic of Korea
2000s 0.8979 GPI 0.8516 GPI 0.0462 GPI Republic of Korea
2010s 0.9237 GPI 0.9328 GPI 0.0091 GPI Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Republic of Korea or Türkiye?
Republic of Korea, at 0.943 GPI against 0.9417 GPI in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Republic of Korea and Türkiye?
0.0013 GPI, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Türkiye?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Türkiye rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Republic of Korea ranks 144th and Türkiye ranks 145th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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.