Japan vs Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male
Japan
53,526 number
in 2018
Korea
44,703 number
in 2018
Japan rank
8th
Korea rank
11th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 53,526 number against 44,703 number in Korea, a difference of 8,823 number.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Korea ranks 11th of 131 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,494 number | 21,170 number | 20,324 number | Japan |
| 2000s | 49,918 number | 27,642 number | 22,276 number | Japan |
| 2010s | 50,760 number | 41,423 number | 9,337 number | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 53,526 number against 44,703 number in Korea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Japan and Korea?
- 8,823 number, with Japan 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 8 programmes, male?
- Japan ranks 8th and Korea ranks 11th of 131 countries.
- 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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About this data
Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.