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

Korea
0.0527 units per person
in 2024
Spain
0.05 units per person
in 2024
Korea rank
21st
Spain rank
24th

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

  • Korea
  • Spain
00.020.040.06197119972024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.0527 units per person against 0.05 units per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0027 units per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.

Korea ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0083 units per person 0.0127 units per person 0.0044 units per person Spain
1980s 0.0286 units per person 0.0223 units per person 0.0063 units per person Korea
1990s 0.0478 units per person 0.0375 units per person 0.0103 units per person Korea
2000s 0.0661 units per person 0.0419 units per person 0.0242 units per person Korea
2010s 0.0638 units per person 0.0425 units per person 0.0213 units per person Korea
2020s 0.055 units per person 0.0481 units per person 0.0069 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 Spain?
Korea, at 0.0527 units per person against 0.05 units per person in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Korea and Spain?
0.0027 units per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Korea and Spain rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Korea ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th 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.