Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Korea

Korea: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9997 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9997 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
102nd
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1997
All-time low
0.9936 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
44
1971–2017

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Korea, 1971–2017

00.250.50.7511971199420171971: 0.996 GPI1972: 0.994 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 0.999 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 0.999 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 0.999 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 0.999 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 0.999 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 0.995 GPI1994: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 0.997 GPI1999: 0.998 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 0.998 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.999 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Korea stood at 0.9997 GPI.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Korea peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9936 GPI, in 1972.

Korea ranks 102nd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Korea, 1971 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9961 GPI
1972 0.9936 GPI -0.3%
1973 1 GPI +0.8%
1974 0.9988 GPI -0.3%
1975 1 GPI +0.3%
1976 0.9991 GPI -0.3%
1977 1 GPI +0.3%
1978 1 GPI -0.0%
1979 1 GPI +0.1%
1981 1 GPI +0.1%
1982 1 GPI -0.2%
1983 1 GPI +0.3%
1984 0.9989 GPI -0.6%
1985 1 GPI +0.1%
1986 1 GPI +0.4%
1987 0.9994 GPI -0.5%
1988 1 GPI +0.3%
1989 0.999 GPI -0.3%
1990 1 GPI +0.5%
1991 1 GPI -0.1%
1992 1 GPI -0.3%
1993 0.9952 GPI -0.5%
1994 1 GPI +0.7%
1997 1.01 GPI +1.2%
1998 0.9975 GPI -1.6%
1999 0.9978 GPI +0.0%
2000 1 GPI +0.4%
2001 1 GPI +0.2%
2002 1 GPI -0.2%
2003 1 GPI +0.2%
2004 1 GPI -0.3%
2005 1 GPI +0.4%
2006 0.9984 GPI -0.6%
2007 1 GPI +0.6%
2008 0.9995 GPI -0.5%
2009 1 GPI +0.1%
2010 1 GPI +0.1%
2011 1 GPI -0.0%
2012 0.9994 GPI -0.2%
2013 0.9996 GPI +0.0%
2014 1 GPI +0.3%
2015 0.9999 GPI -0.3%
2016 1 GPI +0.1%
2017 0.9997 GPI -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9998 GPI 0.9936 GPI 1 GPI 9
1980s 1 GPI 0.9989 GPI 1 GPI 9
1990s 1 GPI 0.9952 GPI 1.01 GPI 8
2000s 1 GPI 0.9984 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9994 GPI 1 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 99 Japan 1 GPI compare
  2. 100 Poland 1 GPI compare
  3. 101 Belize 0.9998 GPI compare
  4. 103 Mexico 0.9994 GPI compare
  5. 104 Estonia 0.9992 GPI compare
  6. 105 Peru 0.9992 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Korea?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Korea was 0.9997 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1997.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9936 GPI in 1972.
How does Korea rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Korea ranks 102nd out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.