Brazil vs Korea: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions

Brazil
73.4%
in 2018
Korea
80.3%
in 2018
Brazil rank
10th
Korea rank
8th

Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions over time

  • Brazil
  • Korea
020406080199820082018

How they compare

Korea currently reports 80.3% against 73.4% in Brazil, a difference of 6.9%.

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

Across all 19 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 138 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 61.8% 80.1% 18.3% Korea
2000s 70.1% 80.5% 10.3% Korea
2010s 72.9% 80.5% 7.5% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, Brazil or Korea?
Korea, at 80.3% against 73.4% in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions between Brazil and Korea?
6.9%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Korea rank globally for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions?
Brazil ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
138 places, 1,828 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in tertiary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in tertiary education.