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

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 (number) 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 52 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 333,959 4.00 million 3.66 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 (number), 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 (number) 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?
52 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 (number)?
Republic of Korea ranks 24th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd 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.