Egypt, Arab Republic of vs Korea, Republic of: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Egypt, Arab Republic of
1.46 million number
in 2017
Korea, Republic of
1.78 million number
in 2018
Egypt, Arab Republic of rank
15th
Korea, Republic of rank
12th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Egypt, Arab Republic of
  • Korea, Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Republic of currently reports 1.78 million number against 1.46 million number in Egypt, Arab Republic of, a difference of 316,520 number.

That makes Korea, Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Egypt, Arab Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt, Arab Republic of ahead.

Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 15th and Korea, Republic of ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt, Arab Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt, Arab Republic of Korea, Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 303,299 number 221,823 number 81,476 number Egypt, Arab Republic of
1980s 558,649 number 874,173 number 315,524 number Korea, Republic of
1990s 442,290 number 1.14 million number 700,770 number Korea, Republic of
2000s 1.27 million number 2.01 million number 739,284 number Korea, Republic of
2010s 1.36 million number 1.96 million number 592,349 number Korea, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Egypt, Arab Republic of or Korea, Republic of?
Korea, Republic of, at 1.78 million number against 1.46 million number in Egypt, Arab Republic of as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Egypt, Arab Republic of and Korea, Republic of?
316,520 number, with Korea, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt, Arab Republic of and Korea, Republic of?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Egypt, Arab Republic of and Korea, Republic of rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 15th and Korea, Republic of ranks 12th of 187 countries.
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.