Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, tertiary education, male

Korea
1.68 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
27.07 million number
in 2019
Korea rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean rank
28th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 27.07 million number against 1.68 million number in Korea, a difference of 25.38 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 16.1 times Korea's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th of 203 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 1.83 million number 15.20 million number 13.37 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 2.23 million number 19.60 million number 17.37 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 2.19 million number 22.73 million number 20.53 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.84 million number 25.67 million number 23.83 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.79 million number 27.02 million number 25.23 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Korea or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 27.07 million number against 1.68 million number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
25.38 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Korea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Korea ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, male (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, male (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

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