Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea
South Korea: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2011
All-time low
0.999 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 1 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea peaked at 1 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.999 index, in 1981.
That places South Korea 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.999 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9991 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9991 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9992 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9993 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9994 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9996 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9996 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9996 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9998 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9998 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9998 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9993 index | 0.999 index | 0.9995 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9997 index | 0.9996 index | 0.9999 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More gender data for South 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 lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.999 index in 1981.
- How does South Korea rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Korea ranks 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.