High income vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

High income
6.19 million number
in 2019
Korea
267,753 number
in 2018
High income rank
12th
Korea rank
10th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • High income
  • Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199720082019

How they compare

High income currently reports 6.19 million number against 267,753 number in Korea, a difference of 5.92 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 23.1 times Korea's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 12th and Korea ranks 10th of 44 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 5.59 million number 393,163 number 5.20 million number High income
2000s 6.32 million number 427,284 number 5.90 million number High income
2010s 6.87 million number 295,872 number 6.57 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, High income or Korea?
High income, at 6.19 million number against 267,753 number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between High income and Korea?
5.92 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Korea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do High income and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
High income ranks 12th and Korea ranks 10th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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