Korea vs Kyrgyzstan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Korea
13.5%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
13.6%
in 2025
Korea rank
118th
Kyrgyzstan rank
117th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Korea
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 13.6% against 13.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Kyrgyzstan has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 118th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th of 124 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 27.7% | 9.5% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 35.2% | 19.8% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 35.2% | 19.7% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 20.1% | 6.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Korea or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 13.6% against 13.5% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.1%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Korea ranks 118th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law 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