Japan vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male
Japan
290,820 number
in 2018
Korea
409,279 number
in 2018
Japan rank
10th
Korea rank
7th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 409,279 number against 290,820 number in Japan, a difference of 118,459 number.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and Korea ranks 7th of 140 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 374,859 number | 709,570 number | 334,710 number | Korea |
| 2000s | 349,349 number | 718,730 number | 369,380 number | Korea |
| 2010s | 294,179 number | 457,944 number | 163,764 number | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 409,279 number against 290,820 number in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Japan and Korea?
- 118,459 number, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- Japan ranks 10th and Korea ranks 7th of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (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 male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).