ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
83.60 million
in 2024
Korea
1.50 million
in 2024
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th
Korea rank
15th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Korea
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 83.60 million against 1.50 million in Korea, a difference of 82.10 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 55.8 times Korea's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Korea ranks 15th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 11.08 million 221,823 10.85 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1980s 14.66 million 874,173 13.79 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 21.10 million 1.41 million 19.69 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 37.64 million 2.00 million 35.64 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 61.54 million 1.92 million 59.62 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 77.78 million 1.59 million 76.20 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Korea?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 83.60 million against 1.50 million in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Korea?
82.10 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Korea?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Korea ranks 15th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,221 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release