High income vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

High income
24.65 million number
in 2019
Korea
1.78 million number
in 2018
High income rank
14th
Korea rank
12th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • High income
  • Korea
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How they compare

High income currently reports 24.65 million number against 1.78 million number in Korea, a difference of 22.87 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 13.8 times Korea's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 14th and Korea ranks 12th of 43 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 12.50 million number 221,823 number 12.28 million number High income
1980s 15.05 million number 874,173 number 14.17 million number High income
1990s 17.93 million number 1.41 million number 16.52 million number High income
2000s 22.35 million number 2.00 million number 20.35 million number High income
2010s 25.55 million number 1.94 million number 23.61 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, High income or Korea?
High income, at 24.65 million number against 1.78 million number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between High income and Korea?
22.87 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Korea?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do High income and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
High income ranks 14th and 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.