Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Korea
Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 30,047 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Korea, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Korea recorded 30,047 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Korea peaked at 30,047 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,094 number, in 1997.
That places Korea 12th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,990 number | 5,094 number | 6,894 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 12,968 number | 7,832 number | 18,606 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,058 number | 20,327 number | 30,047 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More education data for Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Korea?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Korea was 30,047 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 30,047 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,094 number in 1997.
- How does Korea rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Korea ranks 12th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.