East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Republic of Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
31.15 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea
1.78 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
11th
Republic of Korea rank
12th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Republic of Korea
010.0M20.0M30.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 31.15 million number against 1.78 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 29.37 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.5 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.19 million number 240,347 number 954,493 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 4.02 million number 874,173 number 3.14 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 6.37 million number 1.41 million number 4.96 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 15.56 million number 2.00 million number 13.56 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 26.95 million number 1.94 million number 25.02 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Republic of Korea?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 31.15 million number against 1.78 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea?
29.37 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Republic of Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.