Korea vs Upper middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male

Korea
44,703 number
in 2018
Upper middle income
654,410 number
in 2019
Korea rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
9th

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

  • Korea
  • Upper middle income
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199720082019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 654,410 number against 44,703 number in Korea, a difference of 609,707 number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 14.6 times Korea's.

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

Korea ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 21,170 number 258,920 number 237,750 number Upper middle income
2000s 27,642 number 347,416 number 319,773 number Upper middle income
2010s 41,423 number 538,393 number 496,971 number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male, Korea or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 654,410 number against 44,703 number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Korea and Upper middle income?
609,707 number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Korea ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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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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.