What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Republic of Korea and Viet Nam?

53,450 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Viet Nam?

21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Viet Nam: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Republic of Korea

1.30 million number

in 2018

Viet Nam

1.25 million number

in 2016

Republic of Korea rank

20th

Viet Nam rank

22nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

Republic of Korea
Viet Nam

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.30 million number against 1.25 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 53,450 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	91,392 number	35,928 number	55,464 number	Republic of Korea
1990s	960,728 number	317,054 number	643,674 number	Republic of Korea
2000s	1.18 million number	557,368 number	624,507 number	Republic of Korea
2010s	1.33 million number	1.16 million number	167,258 number	Republic of Korea

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 Viet Nam?: Republic of Korea, at 1.30 million number against 1.25 million number in Viet Nam as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Republic of Korea and Viet Nam?: 53,450 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Viet Nam?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Republic of Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: Republic of Korea ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 22nd 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: 21 August 2026

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