ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Republic of Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
41.24 million
in 2024
Republic of Korea
1.23 million
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
27th
Republic of Korea rank
24th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Republic of Korea
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 41.24 million against 1.23 million in Republic of Korea, a difference of 40.01 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 33.5 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 27th and Republic of Korea ranks 24th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 3.31 million 74,199 3.24 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1980s 4.38 million 352,437 4.02 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 7.07 million 743,747 6.33 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2000s 14.02 million 1.18 million 12.84 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 28.45 million 1.32 million 27.13 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2020s 37.94 million 1.26 million 36.68 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Republic of Korea?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 41.24 million against 1.23 million in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Republic of Korea?
40.01 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Republic of Korea?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Republic of Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 27th and Republic of Korea ranks 24th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,247 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release