Korea vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Korea
1.50 million
in 2024
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
45.71 million
in 2024
Korea rank
15th
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
18th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Korea
  • UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M197119972024

How they compare

UIS: East Asia and the Pacific currently reports 45.71 million against 1.50 million in Korea, a difference of 44.21 million.

That makes UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's figure about 30.5 times Korea's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, UIS: East Asia and the Pacific has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 15th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 18th of 195 countries.

UIS: East Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea UIS: East Asia and the Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 240,347 3.55 million 3.30 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
1980s 874,173 7.39 million 6.52 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
1990s 1.41 million 11.24 million 9.84 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
2000s 2.00 million 21.52 million 19.52 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
2010s 1.92 million 32.83 million 30.92 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
2020s 1.59 million 42.56 million 40.97 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Korea or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, at 45.71 million against 1.50 million in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Korea and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
44.21 million, with UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Korea and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Korea ranks 15th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 18th of 195 countries.
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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About this data

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