School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Korea
South Korea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Korea, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 1 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Korea peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8165 GPI, in 1974.
That places South Korea 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8352 GPI | 0.8165 GPI | 0.8598 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.923 GPI | 0.8633 GPI | 0.9813 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9847 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9993 GPI | 0.9959 GPI | 1 GPI | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Korea?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in South Korea was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8165 GPI in 1974.
- How does South Korea rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- South Korea ranks 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.