Korea vs Spain: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary
Korea
12.7%
in 2022
Spain
14.1%
in 2022
Korea rank
34th
Spain rank
31st
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary over time
- Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 14.1% against 12.7% in Korea, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 113 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 22.0% | 9.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.9% | 1.0% | Korea |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.2% | 0.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary, Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 14.1% against 12.7% in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary between Korea and Spain?
- 1.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Spain rank globally for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Korea ranks 34th and Spain ranks 31st of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release