Gender parity index for youth/adults with information … ICT, ratio in Korea
Korea: Gender parity index for youth/adults with information … ICT, ratio was 0.918 ratio in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender parity index for youth/adults with information and in Korea, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender parity index for youth/adults with information and in Korea is 0.918 ratio, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender parity index for youth/adults with information and in Korea peaked at 0.918 ratio in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.687 ratio, in 2017.
Korea ranks 17th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender parity index for youth/adults with information … ICT, ratio in Korea, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.799 ratio | — |
| 2016 | 0.832 ratio | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.687 ratio | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.751 ratio | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.768 ratio | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.825 ratio | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.809 ratio | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.817 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.803 ratio | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.918 ratio | +14.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.918 ratio is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.862 ratio, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7674 ratio | 0.687 ratio | 0.832 ratio | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8344 ratio | 0.803 ratio | 0.918 ratio | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 14 Azerbaijan 0.95 ratio compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.935 ratio compare
- 16 Czechia 0.933 ratio compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 0.918 ratio compare
- 17 Slovenia 0.918 ratio compare
- 20 Hungary 0.912 ratio
- 20 Poland 0.912 ratio compare
More gender data for Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender parity index for youth/adults with information and in Korea?
- Gender parity index for youth/adults with information and in Korea was 0.918 ratio in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest gender parity index for youth/adults with information and recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.918 ratio in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender parity index for youth/adults with information and recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.687 ratio in 2017.
- How does Korea rank for gender parity index for youth/adults with information and?
- Korea ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender parity index for youth/adults with information and rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Gender parity index for youth/adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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