East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
564,312 number
in 2019
Korea
74,750 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th
Korea rank
12th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 564,312 number against 74,750 number in Korea, a difference of 489,562 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.5 times Korea's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Korea ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 113,742 number 27,608 number 86,134 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 242,225 number 40,610 number 201,615 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 440,660 number 67,480 number 373,180 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Korea?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 564,312 number against 74,750 number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
489,562 number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Korea ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (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 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.