Korea vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Korea
15.1%
in 2024
United States of America
16.1%
in 2023
Korea rank
11th
United States of America rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 16.1% against 15.1% in Korea, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 8th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 11.8% | 5.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 19.6% | 3.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 17.5% | 2.2% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Korea or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 16.1% against 15.1% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Korea and United States of America?
- 1.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Korea ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 8th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). 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