South Korea - Number of Students Enrolled in Tertiary Education

Since 2014, South Korea Number of Students Enrolled in Tertiary Education decreased by 1.1% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 8 comparing other countries in Number of Students Enrolled in Tertiary Education at 3,136,383 Persons. South Korea is overtaken by Germany, which was number 7 at 3,199,238.78 Persons and is followed by France at 2,568,959.31 Persons. United States topped the ranking with 19,021,666.37 Persons in 2019, that is a decrease of 0.3% compared to 2018. Brazil, Turkey and Russia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Turkey recorded the best 5 years average growth at +6.2% per year, while Slovakia witnessed the worst performance at -5.7% per year.

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Date Units (Persons)
2019 3,136,383.00
2018 3,149,110.00
2017 3,136,395.00
2016 3,204,348.00
2015 3,268,099.00
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How does South Korea rank in Number of Students Enrolled in Tertiary Education?

# 40 Countries Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
19,021,666 2019 -0.3 % -0.7 % View data
2 #2
Brazil
8,803,314 2019 +1.5 % +1.8 % View data
7 #7
Germany
3,199,239 2019 +1.7 % +1.9 % View data
8 #8
South Korea
3,136,383 2019 -0.4 % -1.1 % View data
9 #9
France
2,568,959 2019 +1.0 % +1.5 % View data
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