Iceland vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Iceland
0.0526 units per person
in 2023
Korea
0.0527 units per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
22nd
Korea rank
21st

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

  • Iceland
  • Korea
00.020.040.06197119972024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.0527 units per person against 0.0526 units per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 22nd and Korea ranks 21st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0118 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0039 units per person Iceland
1980s 0.0197 units per person 0.0286 units per person 0.0089 units per person Korea
1990s 0.0258 units per person 0.0478 units per person 0.022 units per person Korea
2000s 0.0466 units per person 0.0661 units per person 0.0195 units per person Korea
2010s 0.0561 units per person 0.0638 units per person 0.0076 units per person Korea
2020s 0.0554 units per person 0.0555 units per person 0.0001 units per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Iceland or Korea?
Korea, at 0.0527 units per person against 0.0526 units per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Iceland and Korea?
0.0001 units per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Iceland ranks 22nd and Korea ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.