Japan vs South Korea: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Japan
1 index
in 2025
South Korea
1 index
in 2025
Japan rank
122nd
South Korea rank
122nd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 index against 1 index in South Korea, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 122nd and South Korea ranks 122nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9996 index | 0.9997 index | 0.0001 index | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.9999 index | 0.9999 index | 0.0001 index | Japan |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 0 index | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0002 index | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 0 index | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 1 index against 1 index in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Japan and South Korea?
- 0 index, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Japan ranks 122nd and South Korea ranks 122nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.