Japan vs Korea: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in

Japan
0.7514 UIS estimate
in 2023
Korea
0.8259 UIS estimate
in 2023
Japan rank
86th
Korea rank
83rd

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
0.40.60.811.2201220172023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.8259 UIS estimate against 0.7514 UIS estimate in Japan, a difference of 0.0745 UIS estimate.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 86th and Korea ranks 83rd of 168 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
2010s 0.9735 UIS estimate 0.9854 UIS estimate 0.0119 UIS estimate Korea
2020s 0.6331 UIS estimate 0.9132 UIS estimate 0.2801 UIS estimate Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in, Japan or Korea?
Korea, at 0.8259 UIS estimate against 0.7514 UIS estimate in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in between Japan and Korea?
0.0745 UIS estimate, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
Japan ranks 86th and Korea ranks 83rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in South and West Asia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in South and West Asia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate)
Unit
UIS estimate
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 4,745 data points, 2011–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release