Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea
South Korea: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary 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
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea is 1 index, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea peaked at 1 index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9995 index, in 1981.
That places South Korea 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9997 index | 0.9995 index | 0.9998 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9999 index | 0.9998 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 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
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 125,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 124,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 131,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 128,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 135,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Korea?
- Primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9995 index in 1981.
- How does South Korea rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Korea ranks 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.