ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Republic of Korea: School age population, tertiary education, female

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
59.01 million
in 2024
Republic of Korea
1.17 million
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
54th
Republic of Korea rank
54th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 59.01 million against 1.17 million in Republic of Korea, a difference of 57.84 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 50.4 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 54th and Republic of Korea ranks 54th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 78.55 million 1.69 million 76.85 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 69.73 million 1.58 million 68.15 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 59.60 million 1.32 million 58.28 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Republic of Korea?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 59.01 million against 1.17 million in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Republic of Korea?
57.84 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Republic of Korea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Republic of Korea rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 54th and Republic of Korea ranks 54th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release