East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Republic of Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
326,077 number
in 2019
Republic of Korea
44,703 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th
Republic of Korea rank
11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 326,077 number against 44,703 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 281,374 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.3 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 78,178 number 21,170 number 57,008 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 151,406 number 27,642 number 123,764 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 258,956 number 41,423 number 217,533 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Republic of Korea?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 326,077 number against 44,703 number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Republic of Korea?
281,374 number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Republic of Korea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Republic of Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.