Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in South Korea

South Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) was 876,469 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
876,469 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 105 countries
All-time high
883,345 number
in 2014
All-time low
871,743 number
in 2017
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in South Korea, 2013–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2013201520182013: 876.8k number2014: 883.3k number2015: 881.3k number2016: 878.1k number2017: 871.7k number2018: 876.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in South Korea stood at 876,469 number.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

That places South Korea 14th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in South Korea, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 876,775 number —
2014 883,345 number +0.7%
2015 881,253 number -0.2%
2016 878,062 number -0.4%
2017 871,743 number -0.7%
2018 876,469 number +0.5%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 876,469 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 103,875 number, 8.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 876,469 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 483,237 number, 1.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 11 Iran 1.06 million number compare
  2. 12 Vietnam 906,849 number compare
  3. 13 United Kingdom 906,452 number compare
  4. 15 Germany 875,203 number compare
  5. 16 Colombia 856,845 number compare
  6. 17 Pakistan 761,169 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in South Korea?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in South Korea was 876,469 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 883,345 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 871,743 number in 2017.
How does South Korea rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
South Korea ranks 14th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.