Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Korea, Rep.
Korea, Rep.: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9952 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Korea, Rep., 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Korea, Rep. stood at 0.9952 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Korea, Rep. peaked at 1.01 index in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9939 index, in 2010.
Korea, Rep. ranks 128th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9975 index | 0.9941 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9942 index | 0.9939 index | 0.9947 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9949 index | 0.9947 index | 0.9952 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Rep.
- 125 Uzbekistan 1 index compare
- 126 Kazakhstan 0.9969 index compare
- 127 Kyrgyz Republic 0.9957 index compare
- 129 Congo, Dem. Rep. 0.9902 index compare
- 130 Romania 0.9838 index compare
- 131 Azerbaijan 0.9772 index compare
More gender data for Korea, Rep.
- 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Korea, Rep.?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Korea, Rep. was 0.9952 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Korea, Rep.?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 1981.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Korea, Rep.?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9939 index in 2010.
- How does Korea, Rep. rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Korea, Rep. ranks 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Korea, Rep.?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea, Rep. data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.