Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Korea
1.30 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14.81 million number
in 2019
Korea rank
20th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
21st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Korea
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 14.81 million number against 1.30 million number in Korea, a difference of 13.51 million number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.4 times Korea's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74,199 number | 1.20 million number | 1.13 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 352,437 number | 2.66 million number | 2.31 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 743,747 number | 4.02 million number | 3.27 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.18 million number | 8.18 million number | 7.00 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.32 million number | 13.26 million number | 11.94 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 14.81 million number against 1.30 million number in Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 13.51 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Korea ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 187 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
The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.