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

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 (number), gaps over time

  • Korea
  • UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
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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 52 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 838,422 7.20 million 6.37 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 (number), gaps, 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 (number), gaps 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?
52 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 (number), gaps?
Korea ranks 15th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 18th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.