School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8915 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Republic of Korea stood at 0.8915 GPI. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.8915 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5864 GPI, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 153rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5864 GPI | — |
| 2001 | 0.599 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6122 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6207 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6341 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6452 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6631 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6824 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7017 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7139 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7325 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7457 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7565 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7656 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.773 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7833 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7908 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7978 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8108 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8244 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8329 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8452 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8552 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8734 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8915 GPI | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6459 GPI | 0.5864 GPI | 0.7139 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.778 GPI | 0.7325 GPI | 0.8244 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8596 GPI | 0.8329 GPI | 0.8915 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Republic of Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Republic of Korea?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Republic of Korea was 0.8915 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8915 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5864 GPI in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Republic of Korea ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.