AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
92.85 million
in 2024
Korea
2.73 million
in 2024
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
18th
Korea rank
18th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
  • Korea
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How they compare

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific currently reports 92.85 million against 2.73 million in Korea, a difference of 90.12 million.

That makes AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific's figure about 34.0 times Korea's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific has been ahead every year.

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 18th and Korea ranks 18th of 221 groups.

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 5.19 million 296,022 4.90 million AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
1980s 11.40 million 1.17 million 10.23 million AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
1990s 19.42 million 2.15 million 17.27 million AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
2000s 40.52 million 3.18 million 37.34 million AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
2010s 66.93 million 3.24 million 63.70 million AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
2020s 86.89 million 2.84 million 84.05 million AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific or Korea?
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, at 92.85 million against 2.73 million in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific and Korea?
90.12 million, with AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific and Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 18th and Korea ranks 18th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.