Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Korea
1.30 million number
in 2018
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.51 million number
in 2019
Korea rank
20th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Korea
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 15.51 million number against 1.30 million number in Korea, a difference of 14.20 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.9 times Korea's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 20th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 187 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 74,199 number 1.26 million number 1.19 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 352,437 number 2.70 million number 2.34 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 743,747 number 4.17 million number 3.43 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.18 million number 8.33 million number 7.15 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.32 million number 13.81 million number 12.49 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 15.51 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14.20 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Korea ranks 20th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th 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.