Korea vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Korea
1.23 million
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
42.73 million
in 2024
Korea rank
24th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
25th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Korea
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 42.73 million against 1.23 million in Korea, a difference of 41.50 million.
That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 34.7 times Korea's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 24th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 195 countries.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,812 | 1.03 million | 944,412 | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 352,437 | 2.88 million | 2.52 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 743,747 | 5.08 million | 4.33 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 1.18 million | 14.54 million | 13.36 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 1.32 million | 29.57 million | 28.25 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 39.89 million | 38.63 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Korea or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 42.73 million against 1.23 million in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 41.50 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Korea ranks 24th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 25th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release