Korea vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps

Korea
1.50 million
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific
45.77 million
in 2024
Korea rank
15th
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
17th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps over time

  • Korea
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific currently reports 45.77 million against 1.50 million in Korea, a difference of 44.27 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific's figure about 30.5 times Korea's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 15th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea WB: East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 240,347 3.55 million 3.31 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
1980s 838,422 7.22 million 6.38 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
1990s 1.41 million 11.25 million 9.85 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2000s 2.00 million 21.57 million 19.57 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2010s 1.92 million 32.90 million 30.99 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2020s 1.59 million 42.61 million 41.03 million WB: East Asia & 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
WB: East Asia & Pacific, at 45.77 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
44.27 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Korea and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
Korea ranks 15th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th 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.