School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.998 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.998 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
80th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1998
All-time low
0.9929 GPI
in 2008
Years of data
25
1994–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Korea, Republic of, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 0.997 GPI2007: 0.993 GPI2008: 0.993 GPI2009: 0.996 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.999 GPI2014: 0.998 GPI2015: 0.997 GPI2016: 0.998 GPI2017: 0.997 GPI2018: 0.998 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Korea, Republic of recorded 0.998 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Korea, Republic of peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9929 GPI, in 2008.

That places Korea, Republic of 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 6
2000s 1 GPI 0.9929 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 0.9988 GPI 0.9965 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Korea, Republic of

  1. 77 Iceland 0.9992 GPI compare
  2. 78 Estonia, Republic of 0.9989 GPI compare
  3. 79 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0.9982 GPI compare
  4. 81 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.9979 GPI compare
  5. 82 Serbia, Republic of 0.997 GPI compare
  6. 83 Spain 0.9968 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Korea, Republic of?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Korea, Republic of was 0.998 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1998.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9929 GPI in 2008.
How does Korea, Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Korea, Republic of ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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.