Japan vs Korea: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender
Japan
1 GPIA
in 1998
Korea
0.9993 GPIA
in 2023
Japan rank
115th
Korea rank
118th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 GPIA against 0.9993 GPIA in Korea, a difference of 0.0007 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 115th and Korea ranks 118th of 164 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 | 0.994 GPIA | 0.007 GPIA | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0012 GPIA | Korea |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0009 GPIA | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 1 GPIA against 0.9993 GPIA in Korea as of 1998.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender between Japan and Korea?
- 0.0007 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 the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Japan ranks 115th and Korea ranks 118th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade 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