Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in South Korea

South Korea: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 1.21 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.21 million number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
11th
of 105 countries
All-time high
1.35 million number
in 2013
All-time low
1.21 million number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in South Korea, 2013–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2013201520182013: 1.4M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.3M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in South Korea stood at 1.21 million number. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

That places South Korea 11th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number) in South Korea, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 1.35 million number —
2014 1.34 million number -1.0%
2015 1.31 million number -2.2%
2016 1.28 million number -2.7%
2017 1.24 million number -2.7%
2018 1.21 million number -2.4%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 1.21 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 81,294 number, 14.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 1.21 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 356,314 number, 3.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 8 Philippines 1.41 million number compare
  2. 9 Russia 1.40 million number compare
  3. 10 Egypt 1.33 million number compare
  4. 12 Iran 1.02 million number compare
  5. 13 Germany 997,463 number compare
  6. 14 Pakistan 917,941 number compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in South Korea?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in South Korea was 1.21 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million number in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
South Korea ranks 11th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 6 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.