Korea vs OECD members: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes
Korea
677,032 number
in 2018
OECD members
14.36 million number
in 2019
Korea rank
8th
OECD members rank
11th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time
- Korea
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 14.36 million number against 677,032 number in Korea, a difference of 13.68 million number.
That makes OECD members's figure about 21.2 times Korea's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 11th of 143 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.10 million number | 10.19 million number | 9.09 million number | OECD members |
| 2000s | 1.15 million number | 11.84 million number | 10.70 million number | OECD members |
| 2010s | 753,816 number | 14.53 million number | 13.77 million number | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Korea or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 14.36 million number against 677,032 number in Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Korea and OECD members?
- 13.68 million number, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and OECD members?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Korea and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 11th 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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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).