Japan vs Korea: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity
Japan
1 GPIA
in 1998
Korea
0.9995 GPIA
in 2023
Japan rank
106th
Korea rank
108th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 GPIA against 0.9995 GPIA in Korea, a difference of 0.0005 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 106th and Korea ranks 108th of 149 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.0011 GPIA | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.001 GPIA | Korea |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.001 GPIA | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 1 GPIA against 0.9995 GPIA in Korea as of 1998.
- What is the difference in survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity between Japan and Korea?
- 0.0005 GPIA, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1998.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Japan ranks 106th and Korea ranks 108th of 149 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, 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
February 2026 Data Release