Korea, Rep.
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
97.2 / 100
Rank
#14
Data coverage
81%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
98.7
Education
97.6
Poverty & Water
99.6
Adolescent & Digital
98.8
Protection
99.0
Environment & Exposure
89.1
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 2.80 | 2024 | 98.9 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 0.90 | 2020 | 99.1 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 97.00 | 2024 | 97.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 0.20 | 2020 | 99.8 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 97.26 | 2017 | 97.3 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 98.01 | 2017 | 98.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.10 | 2021 | 99.9 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 99.28 | 2024 | 99.3 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 0.53 | 2024 | 99.7 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 97.90 | 2024 | 97.9 | ITU via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.48 | 2023 | 99.0 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 21.89 | 2023 | 78.1 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 98.8 (v1.0) to 97.2 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -1.5 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Korea, Rep..
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Korea, Rep. itself.
Its rank moved from #3 to #14; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.