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

Korea
1.78 million number
in 2018
Lower middle income
31.27 million number
in 2019
Korea rank
12th
Lower middle income rank
10th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Korea
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 31.27 million number against 1.78 million number in Korea, a difference of 29.49 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 17.6 times Korea's.

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

Korea ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 221,823 number 4.48 million number 4.26 million number Lower middle income
1980s 874,173 number 6.58 million number 5.71 million number Lower middle income
1990s 1.41 million number 8.49 million number 7.08 million number Lower middle income
2000s 2.00 million number 16.29 million number 14.29 million number Lower middle income
2010s 1.94 million number 28.39 million number 26.45 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Korea or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 31.27 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 Korea and Lower middle income?
29.49 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lower middle income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Korea ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 10th 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.