Korea vs Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

Korea
409,279 number
in 2018
Middle income
16.39 million number
in 2019
Korea rank
7th
Middle income rank
3rd

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

  • Korea
  • Middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M199820082019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 16.39 million number against 409,279 number in Korea, a difference of 15.98 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 40.1 times Korea's.

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

Korea ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 709,570 number 6.17 million number 5.46 million number Middle income
2000s 718,730 number 10.29 million number 9.57 million number Middle income
2010s 457,944 number 14.88 million number 14.42 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, Korea or Middle income?
Middle income, at 16.39 million number against 409,279 number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Korea and Middle income?
15.98 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Korea and Middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Korea ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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