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

Korea
2.73 million
in 2024
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
92.65 million
in 2024
Korea rank
18th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
20th

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

  • Korea
  • UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
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How they compare

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 92.65 million against 2.73 million in Korea, a difference of 89.92 million.

That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 33.9 times Korea's.

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

Korea ranks 18th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 20th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 296,022 5.16 million 4.86 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
1980s 1.17 million 11.31 million 10.14 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
1990s 2.15 million 19.32 million 17.17 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2000s 3.18 million 40.44 million 37.26 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2010s 3.24 million 66.78 million 63.54 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2020s 2.84 million 86.71 million 83.87 million UNICEF: East Asia and 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), Korea or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 92.65 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 Korea and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
89.92 million, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Korea and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Korea ranks 18th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 20th of 200 countries.
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.