Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea
South Korea: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9974 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea stood at 0.9974 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea peaked at 1.02 index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9951 index, in 2017.
South Korea ranks 114th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9989 index | 1.02 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9962 index | 0.9951 index | 0.9972 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9983 index | 0.997 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.734 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea was 0.9974 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2000.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9951 index in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Korea ranks 114th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.