Korea vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Korea
2.73 million
in 2024
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
96.84 million
in 2024
Korea rank
18th
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
16th

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

  • Korea
  • WB: Late-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

WB: Late-demographic Dividend currently reports 96.84 million against 2.73 million in Korea, a difference of 94.11 million.

That makes WB: Late-demographic Dividend's figure about 35.5 times Korea's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, WB: Late-demographic Dividend has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 18th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 16th of 200 countries.

WB: Late-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea WB: Late-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 296,022 10.80 million 10.50 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1980s 1.17 million 16.58 million 15.42 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1990s 2.15 million 20.47 million 18.32 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2000s 3.18 million 45.69 million 42.50 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2010s 3.24 million 72.21 million 68.97 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2020s 2.84 million 91.02 million 88.18 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend

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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
WB: Late-demographic Dividend, at 96.84 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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
94.11 million, with WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Korea and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Korea ranks 18th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 16th 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.