Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in South Korea
South Korea: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.8875 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in South Korea, 1970–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in South Korea is 0.8875, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in South Korea peaked at 0.8875 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5896, in 1970.
That places South Korea 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5896 | — |
| 1975 | 0.6468 | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6824 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.763 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7676 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7862 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8272 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8488 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8419 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.872 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8875 | +1.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.8875 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.8875 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9598, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6182 | 0.5896 | 0.6468 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7227 | 0.6824 | 0.763 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7769 | 0.7676 | 0.7862 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8393 | 0.8272 | 0.8488 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8797 | 0.872 | 0.8875 | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in South Korea?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in South Korea was 0.8875 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8875 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5896 in 1970.
- How does South Korea rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- South Korea ranks 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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