School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Korea
South Korea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9962 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Korea, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.9962 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Korea peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8661 GPI, in 1971.
South Korea ranks 108th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8661 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8727 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8757 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8792 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.883 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8862 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8908 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8987 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9116 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.934 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9489 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9536 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9571 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9672 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9758 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9815 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9934 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9795 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9826 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.986 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9894 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9931 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9991 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9987 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9989 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9989 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9985 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9984 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9983 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9989 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9986 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9977 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9965 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.996 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9961 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9962 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8849 GPI | 0.8661 GPI | 0.9116 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9674 GPI | 0.934 GPI | 0.9934 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 0.986 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9985 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9974 GPI | 0.996 GPI | 0.9989 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for South Korea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Korea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in South Korea was 0.9962 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8661 GPI in 1971.
- How does South Korea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- South Korea ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.