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Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in South Korea

South Korea: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1997
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Korea, 1997–2024

00.20.40.60.811997201020241997: 1 GPIA1998: 1 GPIA1999: 1 GPIA2000: 1 GPIA2001: 1 GPIA2002: 1 GPIA2003: 1 GPIA2004: 1 GPIA2005: 1 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1 GPIA2011: 1 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Korea stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Korea peaked at 1 GPIA in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1997.

South Korea ranks 50th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in South Korea, year by year

Year GPIA Change
1997 1 GPIA —
1998 1 GPIA +0.0%
1999 1 GPIA +0.0%
2000 1 GPIA +0.0%
2001 1 GPIA +0.0%
2002 1 GPIA +0.0%
2003 1 GPIA +0.0%
2004 1 GPIA +0.0%
2005 1 GPIA +0.0%
2006 1 GPIA +0.0%
2007 1 GPIA +0.0%
2008 1 GPIA +0.0%
2009 1 GPIA +0.0%
2010 1 GPIA +0.0%
2011 1 GPIA +0.0%
2012 1 GPIA +0.0%
2013 1 GPIA +0.0%
2014 1 GPIA +0.0%
2015 1 GPIA +0.0%
2016 1 GPIA +0.0%
2017 1 GPIA +0.0%
2018 1 GPIA +0.0%
2019 1 GPIA +0.0%
2020 1 GPIA +0.0%
2021 1 GPIA +0.0%
2022 1 GPIA +0.0%
2023 1 GPIA +0.0%
2024 1 GPIA +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 1 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 3
2000s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 10
2010s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 10
2020s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 47 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
  2. 48 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
  3. 49 Oman 1 GPIA compare
  4. 50 Afghanistan 1 GPIA compare
  5. 50 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
  6. 50 Albania 1 GPIA compare
  7. 50 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
  8. 50 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
  9. 50 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
  10. 50 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
  11. 50 Austria 1 GPIA compare
  12. 50 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
  13. 50 Bangladesh 1 GPIA compare
  14. 50 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
  15. 50 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
  16. 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 GPIA compare
  17. 50 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
  18. 50 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
  19. 50 Bolivia 1 GPIA compare
  20. 50 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
  21. 50 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
  22. 50 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
  23. 50 Canada 1 GPIA compare
  24. 50 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
  25. 50 Chile 1 GPIA compare
  26. 50 China 1 GPIA compare
  27. 50 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
  28. 50 Colombia 1 GPIA compare
  29. 50 Comoros 1 GPIA compare
  30. 50 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
  31. 50 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
  32. 50 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
  33. 50 Djibouti 1 GPIA compare
  34. 50 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
  35. 50 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
  36. 50 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
  37. 50 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
  38. 50 Eritrea 1 GPIA compare
  39. 50 Ethiopia 1 GPIA compare
  40. 50 Finland 1 GPIA compare
  41. 50 Fiji 1 GPIA compare
  42. 50 France 1 GPIA compare
  43. 50 Micronesia (country) 1 GPIA compare
  44. 50 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
  45. 50 Ghana 1 GPIA compare
  46. 50 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
  47. 50 Gambia 1 GPIA compare
  48. 50 Equatorial Guinea 1 GPIA compare
  49. 50 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
  50. 50 Guatemala 1 GPIA compare
  51. 50 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
  52. 50 Hong Kong 1 GPIA compare
  53. 50 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
  54. 50 Indonesia 1 GPIA compare
  55. 50 Iran 1 GPIA compare
  56. 50 Iraq 1 GPIA compare
  57. 50 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
  58. 50 Israel 1 GPIA compare
  59. 50 Italy 1 GPIA compare
  60. 50 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
  61. 50 Japan 1 GPIA compare
  62. 50 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
  63. 50 Kenya 1 GPIA compare
  64. 50 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA compare
  65. 50 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
  66. 50 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
  67. 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
  68. 50 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
  69. 50 Liberia 1 GPIA compare
  70. 50 Liechtenstein 1 GPIA compare
  71. 50 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
  72. 50 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
  73. 50 Macao 1 GPIA compare
  74. 50 Moldova 1 GPIA compare
  75. 50 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
  76. 50 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
  77. 50 Mali 1 GPIA compare
  78. 50 Myanmar 1 GPIA compare
  79. 50 Montenegro 1 GPIA compare
  80. 50 Mongolia 1 GPIA compare
  81. 50 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
  82. 50 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
  83. 50 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
  84. 50 Malaysia 1 GPIA compare
  85. 50 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
  86. 50 Nicaragua 1 GPIA compare
  87. 50 Niue 1 GPIA compare
  88. 50 Norway 1 GPIA compare
  89. 50 Nepal 1 GPIA compare
  90. 50 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
  91. 50 New Zealand 1 GPIA compare
  92. 50 Pakistan 1 GPIA compare
  93. 50 Panama 1 GPIA compare
  94. 50 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
  95. 50 Palau 1 GPIA compare
  96. 50 Poland 1 GPIA compare
  97. 50 Palestine 1 GPIA compare
  98. 50 Romania 1 GPIA compare
  99. 50 Rwanda 1 GPIA compare
  100. 50 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
  101. 50 Sudan 1 GPIA compare
  102. 50 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
  103. 50 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
  104. 50 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
  105. 50 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
  106. 50 San Marino 1 GPIA compare
  107. 50 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
  108. 50 Sao Tome and Principe 1 GPIA compare
  109. 50 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
  110. 50 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
  111. 50 Seychelles 1 GPIA compare
  112. 50 Syria 1 GPIA compare
  113. 50 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
  114. 50 Thailand 1 GPIA compare
  115. 50 Tajikistan 1 GPIA compare
  116. 50 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
  117. 50 East Timor 1 GPIA compare
  118. 50 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
  119. 50 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
  120. 50 Turkey 1 GPIA compare
  121. 50 Tuvalu 1 GPIA compare
  122. 50 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
  123. 50 United States 1 GPIA compare
  124. 50 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
  125. 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
  126. 50 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
  127. 50 British Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
  128. 50 Vietnam 1 GPIA compare
  129. 50 Vanuatu 1 GPIA compare
  130. 50 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
  131. 50 Yemen 1 GPIA compare
  132. 50 South Africa 1 GPIA compare
  133. 50 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
  134. 50 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Korea?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in South Korea was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1997.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1997.
How does South Korea rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
South Korea ranks 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
197 places, 4,031 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release