South Korea vs Thailand: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

South Korea
0.9983 GPI
in 2018
Thailand
0.9979 GPI
in 2019
South Korea rank
74th
Thailand rank
77th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • South Korea
  • Thailand
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.9983 GPI against 0.9979 GPI in Thailand, a difference of 0.0004 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 77th of 197 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9848 GPI 0.9141 GPI 0.0707 GPI South Korea
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.962 GPI 0.0436 GPI South Korea
1990s 1.02 GPI 0.9769 GPI 0.0396 GPI South Korea
2000s 1 GPI 0.979 GPI 0.0211 GPI South Korea
2010s 1 GPI 0.9885 GPI 0.0118 GPI South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, South Korea or Thailand?
South Korea, at 0.9983 GPI against 0.9979 GPI in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between South Korea and Thailand?
0.0004 GPI, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Thailand?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Thailand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
South Korea ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 77th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.