Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 128,617 number in 2018. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2018)
128,617 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
19th
of 103 countries
All-time high
131,780 number
in 2016
All-time low
128,617 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Republic of Korea, 2013–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k2013201520182013: 131.6k number2014: 130.7k number2015: 131.7k number2016: 131.8k number2017: 130.0k number2018: 128.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Republic of Korea is 128,617 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Republic of Korea ranks 19th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 16 Indonesia 155,557 number compare
  2. 17 Philippines 155,166 number compare
  3. 18 Japan 135,691 number compare
  4. 20 Egypt 117,345 number compare
  5. 21 Canada 116,121 number compare
  6. 22 Romania 100,591 number compare

See the full ranking of 146 places β†’

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All data for Republic of Korea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Republic of Korea?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Republic of Korea was 128,617 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 131,780 number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 128,617 number in 2018.
How does Republic of Korea rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 983 data points, 2004–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.