Republic of Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Republic of Korea
1.30 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
15.83 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
20th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
19th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 15.83 million number against 1.30 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 14.52 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 12.1 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 187 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 74,199 number 1.35 million number 1.27 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 352,437 number 2.94 million number 2.59 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 743,747 number 4.42 million number 3.68 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.18 million number 8.79 million number 7.61 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.32 million number 14.22 million number 12.89 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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 Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 15.83 million number against 1.30 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Republic of Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
14.52 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.