Republic of Korea vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Republic of Korea
1.50 million
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
57.05 million
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
15th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 57.05 million against 1.50 million in Republic of Korea, a difference of 55.55 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 38.1 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 15th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 195 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 221,823 4.54 million 4.32 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 874,173 9.36 million 8.49 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 1.41 million 12.84 million 11.44 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 2.00 million 25.11 million 23.11 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 1.92 million 42.38 million 40.46 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 1.59 million 54.08 million 52.49 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Republic of Korea or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 57.05 million against 1.50 million in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Republic of Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
55.55 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Republic of Korea ranks 15th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th 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