School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in South Korea
South Korea: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.998 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.998 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.9958 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.998 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in South Korea peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9958 GPIA, in 2017.
South Korea ranks 99th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.997 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.998 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.997 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 132,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,412 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in South Korea?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in South Korea was 0.998 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9958 GPIA in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- South Korea ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release