Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year … net gender parity index in South Korea
South Korea: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year … net gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
100th
of 166 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.9923 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Korea, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 1 GPIA for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Korea peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9923 GPIA, in 2023.
South Korea ranks 100th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year … net gender parity index in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9931 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9966 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9923 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.9923 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,046 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 76 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 434,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 412,067 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Korea?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in South Korea was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9923 GPIA in 2023.
- How does South Korea rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- South Korea ranks 100th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release