High income vs Republic of Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

High income
53.67 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea
3.08 million number
in 2018
High income rank
14th
Republic of Korea rank
15th

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

  • High income
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

High income currently reports 53.67 million number against 3.08 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 50.59 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 17.4 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 14th and Republic of Korea ranks 15th of 45 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 21.70 million number 296,022 number 21.40 million number High income
1980s 28.26 million number 1.17 million number 27.09 million number High income
1990s 36.61 million number 2.15 million number 34.46 million number High income
2000s 47.91 million number 3.18 million number 44.72 million number High income
2010s 55.35 million number 3.26 million number 52.09 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, High income or Republic of Korea?
High income, at 53.67 million number against 3.08 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between High income and Republic of Korea?
50.59 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Republic of Korea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do High income and Republic of Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
High income ranks 14th and Republic of 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.