School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in South Korea
South Korea: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.8186 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in South Korea, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in South Korea is 0.8186 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in South Korea peaked at 0.8186 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3106 GPI, in 1980.
South Korea ranks 136th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3481 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.3554 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3725 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3842 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3947 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3607 GPI | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3515 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3338 GPI | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3222 GPI | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3106 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3587 GPI | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3703 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.41 GPI | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.472 GPI | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4444 GPI | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4429 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4432 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4525 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4696 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4888 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5164 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5792 GPI | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5622 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5716 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.574 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6373 GPI | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5817 GPI | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5831 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5835 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5944 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6073 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6168 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6348 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6557 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6804 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.701 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7135 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7188 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.725 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7261 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7319 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7427 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.756 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7718 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7878 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8004 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8186 GPI | +2.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.8186 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 60% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.8186 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3 GPI, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3581 GPI | 0.3222 GPI | 0.3947 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4116 GPI | 0.3106 GPI | 0.472 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5564 GPI | 0.4696 GPI | 0.6373 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6506 GPI | 0.5835 GPI | 0.7188 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7623 GPI | 0.725 GPI | 0.8186 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.79 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.94 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in South Korea?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in South Korea was 0.8186 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8186 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3106 GPI in 1980.
- How does South Korea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- South Korea ranks 136th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, 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.