Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in South Korea
South Korea: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
94th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9202 GPIA
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea stood at 1.05 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9202 GPIA, in 1997.
South Korea ranks 94th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in South Korea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9202 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.9389 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9724 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9901 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1.05 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 98% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9438 GPIA | 0.9202 GPIA | 0.9724 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Korea was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9202 GPIA in 1997.
- How does South Korea rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- South Korea ranks 94th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release