School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9697 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Republic of Korea is 0.9697 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9697 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8871 GPIA, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 144th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8871 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.888 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8873 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8913 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8955 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8994 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9015 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9036 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9062 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9064 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9079 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9085 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9123 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9163 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9214 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9289 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9351 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9396 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9461 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9515 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9538 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9579 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.961 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9665 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8966 GPIA | 0.8871 GPIA | 0.9064 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9268 GPIA | 0.9079 GPIA | 0.9515 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9618 GPIA | 0.9538 GPIA | 0.9697 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 141 San Marino 0.9899 GPIA compare
- 142 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9799 GPIA compare
- 143 Congo 0.9738 GPIA compare
- 145 Mauritania 0.9669 GPIA compare
- 146 Kenya 0.9612 GPIA compare
- 147 Ukraine 0.9606 GPIA compare
More education data for Republic of Korea
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Republic of Korea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Republic of Korea was 0.9697 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9697 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8871 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Republic of Korea ranks 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release