School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in South Korea
South Korea: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.911 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.911 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea peaked at 0.911 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5864 GPIA, in 2000.
That places South Korea 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5864 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.599 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6116 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6298 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6515 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6682 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6845 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6974 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7068 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7174 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7228 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7319 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7437 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7565 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.774 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7913 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8063 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.827 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8449 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8565 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8688 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8794 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8976 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.911 GPIA | +1.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.911 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3 GPIA, 70% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.911 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2 GPIA, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6545 GPIA | 0.5864 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7716 GPIA | 0.7174 GPIA | 0.8449 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8827 GPIA | 0.8565 GPIA | 0.911 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea was 0.911 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.911 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5864 GPIA in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Korea ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, 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