Denmark vs South Korea: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Denmark
0.9981 index
in 2024
South Korea
0.9983 index
in 2024
Denmark rank
101st
South Korea rank
100th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Denmark
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.9983 index against 0.9981 index in Denmark, a difference of 0.0002 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Korea ahead.
Denmark ranks 101st and South Korea ranks 100th of 215 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0013 index | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9929 index | 0.997 index | 0.004 index | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9963 index | 0.9981 index | 0.0017 index | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Denmark or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.9983 index against 0.9981 index in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Denmark and South Korea?
- 0.0002 index, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Korea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and South Korea rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Denmark ranks 101st and South Korea ranks 100th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.