Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in South Korea
South Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 677,032 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in South Korea, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in South Korea is 677,032 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in South Korea peaked at 1.32 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 677,032 number, in 2018.
South Korea ranks 8th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in South Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.06 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.14 million number | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million number | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million number | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.32 million number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million number | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 772,027 number | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 761,102 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 767,255 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 812,413 number | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 807,345 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 785,400 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 767,297 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 745,836 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 721,088 number | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 700,679 number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 677,032 number | -3.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 677,032 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,411 number, 65.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 677,032 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69,772 number, 9.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -32.2% | 1.14 million number | 772,027 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.10 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.14 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.15 million number | 761,102 number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 753,816 number | 677,032 number | 812,413 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in South Korea?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in South Korea was 677,032 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 677,032 number in 2018.
- How does South Korea rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- South Korea ranks 8th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).