Korea vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes
Korea
431,394
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
34.47 million
in 2024
Korea rank
15th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
13th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time
- Korea
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 34.47 million against 431,394 in Korea, a difference of 34.04 million.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 79.9 times Korea's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 15th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 149 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.10 million | 7.50 million | 6.39 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 1.15 million | 14.45 million | 13.30 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 744,434 | 24.92 million | 24.18 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 509,171 | 33.00 million | 32.49 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, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Korea or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 34.47 million against 431,394 in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 34.04 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 15th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 149 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release