Korea vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female
Korea
105.2%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
92.6%
in 2024
Korea rank
16th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
14th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female over time
- Korea
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Korea currently reports 105.2% against 92.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
Korea ranks 16th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 14th of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.1% | 77.9% | 6.8% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 87.6% | 4.2% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 93.5% | 2.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female, Korea or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Korea, at 105.2% against 92.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female between Korea and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 12.6%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- Korea ranks 16th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 14th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). 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