Republic of Korea vs Late-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Republic of Korea
267,753 number
in 2018
Late-demographic dividend
12.21 million number
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
10th
Late-demographic dividend rank
7th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Late-demographic dividend
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M199820082019

How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 12.21 million number against 267,753 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 11.95 million number.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 45.6 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 140 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 393,163 number 3.05 million number 2.66 million number Late-demographic dividend
2000s 427,284 number 6.39 million number 5.96 million number Late-demographic dividend
2010s 295,872 number 10.77 million number 10.48 million number Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Republic of Korea or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 12.21 million number against 267,753 number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Republic of Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
11.95 million number, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 140 countries.
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).