Republic of Korea vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps

Republic of Korea
1.50 million
in 2024
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
46.82 million
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
15th
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
16th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • WB: Late-demographic Dividend
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M197119972024

How they compare

WB: Late-demographic Dividend currently reports 46.82 million against 1.50 million in Republic of Korea, a difference of 45.32 million.

That makes WB: Late-demographic Dividend's figure about 31.2 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, WB: Late-demographic Dividend has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 15th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 16th of 195 countries.

WB: Late-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea WB: Late-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 240,347 5.65 million 5.41 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1980s 838,422 8.69 million 7.86 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1990s 1.41 million 10.62 million 9.21 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2000s 2.00 million 22.26 million 20.26 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2010s 1.92 million 34.06 million 32.14 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2020s 1.59 million 43.67 million 42.08 million WB: Late-demographic Dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps, Republic of Korea or WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
WB: Late-demographic Dividend, at 46.82 million against 1.50 million in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps between Republic of Korea and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
45.32 million, with WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
Republic of Korea ranks 15th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 16th 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.