Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Korea
Korea: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9995 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Korea, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Korea recorded 0.9995 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2017.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Korea peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9842 GPI, in 1972.
Korea ranks 110th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Korea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9876 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9842 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9909 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9913 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.996 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9937 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9995 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9988 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9993 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9996 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9946 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.996 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9976 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9982 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9984 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9999 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9995 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.994 GPI | 0.9842 GPI | 1 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 GPI | 0.9988 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 0.9946 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9976 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9984 GPI | 1 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Korea?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Korea was 0.9995 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1997.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9842 GPI in 1972.
- How does Korea rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Korea ranks 110th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 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 the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.