Iraq vs South Korea: School age population, tertiary education, female

Iraq
1.68 million number
in 2015
South Korea
1.53 million number
in 2018
Iraq rank
32nd
South Korea rank
33rd

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Iraq
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.68 million number against 1.53 million number in South Korea, a difference of 146,970 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

Iraq ranks 32nd and South Korea ranks 33rd of 203 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 489,276 number 1.72 million number 1.23 million number South Korea
1980s 687,546 number 2.13 million number 1.44 million number South Korea
1990s 1.00 million number 2.07 million number 1.07 million number South Korea
2000s 1.27 million number 1.70 million number 430,033 number South Korea
2010s 1.56 million number 1.58 million number 23,500 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Iraq or South Korea?
Iraq, at 1.68 million number against 1.53 million number in South Korea as of 2015.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Iraq and South Korea?
146,970 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Iraq ranks 32nd and South Korea ranks 33rd of 203 countries.
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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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (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

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