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

Republic of Korea
3.08 million number
in 2018
Lower middle income
62.31 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
15th
Lower middle income rank
12th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 62.31 million number against 3.08 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 59.23 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 20.2 times Republic of Korea's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 296,022 number 7.12 million number 6.83 million number Lower middle income
1980s 1.17 million number 10.61 million number 9.44 million number Lower middle income
1990s 2.15 million number 14.57 million number 12.42 million number Lower middle income
2000s 3.18 million number 29.09 million number 25.91 million number Lower middle income
2010s 3.26 million number 54.03 million number 50.77 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 62.31 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 Republic of Korea and Lower middle income?
59.23 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Lower middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 193 countries.
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.