Republic of Korea vs North America: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Republic of Korea
1.30 million number
in 2018
North America
11.63 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
20th
North America rank
21st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 11.63 million number against 1.30 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 10.32 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 8.9 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 20th and North America ranks 21st of 187 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea North America Difference Ahead
1970s 74,199 number 5.09 million number 5.02 million number North America
1980s 352,437 number 7.23 million number 6.88 million number North America
1990s 743,747 number 8.60 million number 7.86 million number North America
2000s 1.18 million number 10.18 million number 9.00 million number North America
2010s 1.32 million number 12.12 million number 10.80 million number North America

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 North America?
North America, at 11.63 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 North America?
10.32 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and North America?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and North America rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 20th and North America 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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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.