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
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 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, 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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in South Korea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 379,620 number | — |
| 1999 | 406,706 number | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 437,905 number | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 461,466 number | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 478,015 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 467,702 number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 465,686 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 457,253 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 453,030 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 444,614 number | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 305,734 number | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 301,430 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 304,878 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 318,541 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 316,310 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 306,165 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 298,353 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 290,911 number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 283,568 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 276,373 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 267,753 number | -3.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 267,753 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,165 number, 51.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 267,753 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33,478 number, 8.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 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 | -31.2% | 444,614 number | 305,734 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).