What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?

20.40 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?

6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

21.28 million number

in 2019

Korea

876,469 number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

12th

Korea rank

14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female over time

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Korea

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 21.28 million number against 876,469 number in Korea, a difference of 20.40 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 24.3 times Korea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Korea ranks 14th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Korea?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 21.28 million number against 876,469 number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?: 20.40 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Korea ranks 14th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.