Korea vs Latvia: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary
Korea
87.3%
in 2022
Latvia
87.4%
in 2022
Korea rank
81st
Latvia rank
80th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary over time
- Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 87.4% against 87.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.
Korea ranks 81st and Latvia ranks 80th of 113 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 90.9% | 22.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 86.2% | 0.8% | Korea |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 88.7% | 2.7% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary, Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 87.4% against 87.3% in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary between Korea and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Korea ranks 81st and Latvia ranks 80th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current 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