Republic of Korea vs Post-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Republic of Korea
3.08 million number
in 2018
Post-demographic dividend
49.27 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
15th
Post-demographic dividend rank
14th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 49.27 million number against 3.08 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 46.19 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 16.0 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 193 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 296,022 number 22.64 million number 22.34 million number Post-demographic dividend
1980s 1.17 million number 29.03 million number 27.86 million number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 2.15 million number 36.32 million number 34.17 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 3.18 million number 46.16 million number 42.97 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 3.26 million number 51.69 million number 48.43 million number Post-demographic dividend

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 Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 49.27 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 Post-demographic dividend?
46.19 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 14th 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.