Colombia vs South Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Colombia
1.32 million
in 2022
South Korea
1.23 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
21st
South Korea rank
24th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) over time

  • Colombia
  • South Korea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019972024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.32 million against 1.23 million in South Korea, a difference of 87,680.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.

Colombia ranks 21st and South Korea ranks 24th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 68,016 74,199 6,182 South Korea
1980s 183,906 333,959 150,053 South Korea
1990s 328,790 743,747 414,958 South Korea
2000s 614,259 1.18 million 568,253 South Korea
2010s 1.14 million 1.32 million 176,376 South Korea
2020s 1.29 million 1.27 million 18,657 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Colombia or South Korea?
Colombia, at 1.32 million against 1.23 million in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Colombia and South Korea?
87,680, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Korea?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Colombia and South Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Colombia ranks 21st and South Korea ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.