Republic of Korea vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male
Republic of Korea
253,660
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
17.93 million
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
13th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
13th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male over time
- Republic of Korea
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 17.93 million against 253,660 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 17.68 million.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 70.7 times Republic of Korea's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 13th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 146 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 | Republic of Korea | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 709,570 | 4.03 million | 3.32 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 718,730 | 7.40 million | 6.68 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 451,586 | 12.36 million | 11.91 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 304,192 | 17.10 million | 16.79 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, male, Republic of Korea or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 17.93 million against 253,660 in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Republic of Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 17.68 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)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Republic of Korea and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- Republic of Korea ranks 13th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 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
February 2026 Data Release