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

Korea
0.0527 units per person
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0551 units per person
in 2023
Korea rank
21st
Netherlands rank
18th

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

  • Korea
  • Netherlands
00.020.040.06197119972024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0551 units per person against 0.0527 units per person in Korea, a difference of 0.0024 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Korea ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 18th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0087 units per person 0.0207 units per person 0.012 units per person Netherlands
1980s 0.0286 units per person 0.0267 units per person 0.0019 units per person Korea
1990s 0.0478 units per person 0.0315 units per person 0.0163 units per person Korea
2000s 0.0661 units per person 0.034 units per person 0.0321 units per person Korea
2010s 0.0639 units per person 0.0478 units per person 0.0161 units per person Korea
2020s 0.0558 units per person 0.0551 units per person 0.0007 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), Korea or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.0551 units per person against 0.0527 units per person in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Korea and Netherlands?
0.0024 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Korea ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 18th 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.