Italy vs Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Italy
19.9%
in 2023
Korea
19.2%
in 2024
Italy rank
6th
Korea rank
7th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 19.9% against 19.2% in Korea, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 6th and Korea ranks 7th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 24.8% | 2.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 25.2% | 7.0% | Korea |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 22.2% | 2.7% | Korea |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.5% | 0.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Italy or Korea?
- Italy, at 19.9% against 19.2% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Italy and Korea?
- 0.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Italy ranks 6th and Korea ranks 7th of 123 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, female (%). 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