What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male between East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?

19.95 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?

6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Republic of Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male

East Asia & Pacific

21.16 million number

in 2019

Republic of Korea

1.21 million number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific rank

9th

Republic of Korea rank

11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male over time

East Asia & Pacific
Republic of Korea

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 21.16 million number against 1.21 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 19.95 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 17.4 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 41 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male, East Asia & Pacific or Republic of Korea?: East Asia & Pacific, at 21.16 million number against 1.21 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male between East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?: 19.95 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 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 6 programmes, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.