Republic of Korea vs Late-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Republic of Korea
74,750 number
in 2018
Late-demographic dividend
900,605 number
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
12th
Late-demographic dividend rank
11th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Late-demographic dividend
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199720082019

How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 900,605 number against 74,750 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 825,855 number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 12.0 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 133 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 27,608 number 311,739 number 284,132 number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 40,610 number 514,169 number 473,559 number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 67,480 number 776,386 number 708,906 number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 900,605 number against 74,750 number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
825,855 number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 133 countries.
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.