Italy vs Republic of Korea: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Italy
2.95 million number
in 2018
Republic of Korea
3.22 million number
in 2018
Italy rank
35th
Republic of Korea rank
33rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 3.22 million number against 2.95 million number in Italy, a difference of 267,790 number.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 35th and Republic of Korea ranks 33rd of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 3.97 million number 3.55 million number 415,240 number Italy
1980s 4.46 million number 4.36 million number 92,941 number Italy
1990s 4.27 million number 4.26 million number 11,598 number Italy
2000s 3.21 million number 3.54 million number 330,707 number Republic of Korea
2010s 2.99 million number 3.37 million number 382,819 number Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Italy or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 3.22 million number against 2.95 million number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Italy and Republic of Korea?
267,790 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 35th and Republic of Korea ranks 33rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.