Europe & Central Asia vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia
38.60 million number
in 2019
Korea
3.08 million number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
18th
Korea rank
15th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Korea
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 38.60 million number against 3.08 million number in Korea, a difference of 35.51 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 12.5 times Korea's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th and Korea ranks 15th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 16.76 million number 296,022 number 16.46 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 19.38 million number 1.17 million number 18.21 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 23.58 million number 2.15 million number 21.43 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 34.86 million number 3.18 million number 31.68 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 38.39 million number 3.26 million number 35.13 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Korea?
Europe & Central Asia, at 38.60 million number against 3.08 million number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
35.51 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th and Korea ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.