School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Korea

South Korea: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.994 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.994 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
118th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2004
All-time low
0.6398 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Korea, 1971–2018

00.250.50.751197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Korea is 0.994 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Korea peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6398 GPI, in 1971.

South Korea ranks 118th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7091 GPI 0.6398 GPI 0.7882 GPI 9
1980s 0.9224 GPI 0.8427 GPI 0.9811 GPI 10
1990s 0.9862 GPI 0.9653 GPI 1 GPI 10
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9967 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 0.9945 GPI 0.9929 GPI 0.9962 GPI 9

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 115 Iceland 0.9957 GPI compare
  2. 116 Uzbekistan 0.9948 GPI compare
  3. 117 Syria 0.9948 GPI compare
  4. 119 United States 0.9912 GPI compare
  5. 120 Latvia 0.9894 GPI compare
  6. 121 Egypt 0.9892 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Korea?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in South Korea was 0.994 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2004.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6398 GPI in 1971.
How does South Korea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
South Korea ranks 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 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.