South Korea vs Switzerland: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
South Korea
0.9983 index
in 2024
Switzerland
0.9986 index
in 2024
South Korea rank
100th
Switzerland rank
97th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- South Korea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.9986 index against 0.9983 index in South Korea, a difference of 0.0003 index.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 97th of 215 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9987 index | 0.005 index | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.997 index | 0.9952 index | 0.0017 index | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9981 index | 0.998 index | 0.0001 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, South Korea or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.9986 index against 0.9983 index in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between South Korea and Switzerland?
- 0.0003 index, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Switzerland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Switzerland rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Korea ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 97th 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.