Republic of Korea vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Republic of Korea
1.23 million
in 2024
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
46.05 million
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
24th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
22nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M197119972024

How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 46.05 million against 1.23 million in Republic of Korea, a difference of 44.82 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 37.4 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 24th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd of 195 countries.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 80,812 1.84 million 1.76 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1980s 352,437 4.13 million 3.78 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1990s 743,747 7.62 million 6.88 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 1.18 million 18.02 million 16.83 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 1.32 million 32.97 million 31.65 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 1.26 million 43.25 million 41.99 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Republic of Korea or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 46.05 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 Republic of Korea and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
44.82 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 24th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
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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About this data

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