South Korea vs United Kingdom: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

South Korea
1.30 million number
in 2018
United Kingdom
1.40 million number
in 2018
South Korea rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • South Korea
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.40 million number against 1.30 million number in South Korea, a difference of 99,470 number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

South Korea ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 187 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 74,199 number 242,969 number 168,770 number United Kingdom
1980s 352,437 number 436,405 number 83,968 number United Kingdom
1990s 743,747 number 838,464 number 94,716 number United Kingdom
2000s 1.18 million number 1.27 million number 90,219 number United Kingdom
2010s 1.32 million number 1.37 million number 44,881 number United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, South Korea or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.40 million number against 1.30 million number in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between South Korea and United Kingdom?
99,470 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
South Korea ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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.