Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in South Korea

South Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 267,753 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
267,753 number
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
10th
of 140 countries
All-time high
478,015 number
in 2002
All-time low
267,753 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in South Korea, 1998–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1998200820181998: 379.6k number1999: 406.7k number2000: 437.9k number2001: 461.5k number2002: 478.0k number2003: 467.7k number2004: 465.7k number2005: 457.3k number2006: 453.0k number2007: 444.6k number2008: 305.7k number2009: 301.4k number2010: 304.9k number2011: 318.5k number2012: 316.3k number2013: 306.2k number2014: 298.4k number2015: 290.9k number2016: 283.6k number2017: 276.4k number2018: 267.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in South Korea is 267,753 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in South Korea peaked at 478,015 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 267,753 number, in 2018.

South Korea ranks 10th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 393,163 number 379,620 number 406,706 number 2
2000s 427,284 number 301,430 number 478,015 number 10
2010s 295,872 number 267,753 number 318,541 number 9

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 7 Argentina 389,401 number compare
  2. 8 Colombia 329,439 number compare
  3. 9 Vietnam 271,614 number compare
  4. 11 Nigeria 249,756 number compare
  5. 12 France 241,586 number compare
  6. 13 Iran 213,998 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in South Korea?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in South Korea was 267,753 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 478,015 number in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 267,753 number in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
South Korea ranks 10th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).