South Korea vs Nepal: School age population, tertiary education, male

South Korea
1.68 million number
in 2018
Nepal
1.60 million number
in 2019
South Korea rank
31st
Nepal rank
33rd

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • South Korea
  • Nepal
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019942019

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.68 million number against 1.60 million number in Nepal, a difference of 86,640 number.

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

Across all 39 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 31st and Nepal 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 South Korea Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 1.53 million number 624,063 number 906,752 number South Korea
1980s 2.24 million number 823,232 number 1.41 million number South Korea
1990s 2.19 million number 1.06 million number 1.13 million number South Korea
2000s 1.84 million number 1.17 million number 671,399 number South Korea
2010s 1.78 million number 1.40 million number 388,189 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, South Korea or Nepal?
South Korea, at 1.68 million number against 1.60 million number in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between South Korea and Nepal?
86,640 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nepal?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Nepal rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
South Korea ranks 31st and Nepal ranks 33rd 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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About this data

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.