ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) vs Korea: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
49.2%
in 2024
Korea
57.8%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
2nd
Korea rank
4th

Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) over time

  • ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 57.8% against 49.2% in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ahead.

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 190 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 44.3% 36.6% 7.6% ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
2010s 47.9% 47.1% 0.9% ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
2020s 48.9% 51.9% 3.0% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7), ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) or Korea?
Korea, at 57.8% against 49.2% in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) between ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Korea?
8.6%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Korea rank globally for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 190 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
298 places, 5,284 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release