Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Korea

Korea: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9996 GPI in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9996 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1989
All-time low
0.7793 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
29
1971–2018

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Korea, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.779 GPI1972: 0.787 GPI1973: 0.805 GPI1974: 0.809 GPI1975: 0.814 GPI1976: 0.822 GPI1977: 0.838 GPI1978: 0.853 GPI1979: 0.885 GPI1980: 0.919 GPI1981: 0.953 GPI1984: 0.987 GPI1985: 0.997 GPI1986: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 0.999 GPI1997: 0.998 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.992 GPI2008: 0.985 GPI2016: 0.998 GPI2017: 0.998 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Korea stood at 0.9996 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Korea peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7793 GPI, in 1971.

That places Korea 72nd out of 135 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8214 GPI 0.7793 GPI 0.885 GPI 9
1980s 0.9808 GPI 0.9186 GPI 1.02 GPI 6
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.9982 GPI 1.02 GPI 5
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9846 GPI 1.02 GPI 6
2010s 0.9987 GPI 0.9982 GPI 0.9996 GPI 3

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 69 France 1 GPI compare
  2. 70 Cuba 1 GPI compare
  3. 71 Portugal 0.9996 GPI compare
  4. 73 Hungary 0.9995 GPI compare
  5. 74 Djibouti 0.9991 GPI compare
  6. 75 Italy 0.9987 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 180 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Korea?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Korea was 0.9996 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1989.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7793 GPI in 1971.
How does Korea rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Korea ranks 72nd out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for lower secondary. 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.