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

South Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 409,279 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
409,279 number
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
7th
of 140 countries
All-time high
839,310 number
in 2002
All-time low
409,279 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820181998: 682.6k number1999: 736.6k number2000: 786.3k number2001: 823.3k number2002: 839.3k number2003: 822.8k number2004: 797.2k number2005: 766.7k number2006: 731.1k number2007: 694.7k number2008: 466.3k number2009: 459.7k number2010: 462.4k number2011: 493.9k number2012: 491.0k number2013: 479.2k number2014: 468.9k number2015: 454.9k number2016: 437.5k number2017: 424.3k number2018: 409.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in South Korea stood at 409,279 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in South Korea peaked at 839,310 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 409,279 number, in 2018.

That places South Korea 7th out of 140 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 709,570 number 682,553 number 736,586 number 2
2000s 718,730 number 459,672 number 839,310 number 10
2010s 457,944 number 409,279 number 493,872 number 9

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 4 Russia 696,482 number compare
  2. 5 Iran 440,443 number compare
  3. 6 Indonesia 413,907 number compare
  4. 8 Colombia 357,202 number compare
  5. 9 Nigeria 305,735 number compare
  6. 10 Japan 290,820 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, male in South Korea?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in South Korea was 409,279 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 839,310 number in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 409,279 number in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
South Korea ranks 7th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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