Argentina vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Argentina
627,763 number
in 2017
Korea
677,032 number
in 2018
Argentina rank
10th
Korea rank
8th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Korea
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M199820082018

How they compare

Korea currently reports 677,032 number against 627,763 number in Argentina, a difference of 49,269 number.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Korea ahead.

Argentina ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 143 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 411,240 number 1.10 million number 691,490 number Korea
2000s 580,294 number 1.15 million number 565,718 number Korea
2010s 852,116 number 763,414 number 88,702 number Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Argentina or Korea?
Korea, at 677,032 number against 627,763 number in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Argentina and Korea?
49,269 number, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Korea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).