El Salvador vs Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
El Salvador
14.6%
in 2023
Korea
13.8%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
113th
Korea rank
115th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- El Salvador
- Korea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.6% against 13.8% in Korea, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 113th and Korea ranks 115th of 122 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 14.5% | 20.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 14.6% | 16.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 14.1% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, El Salvador or Korea?
- El Salvador, at 14.6% against 13.8% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between El Salvador and Korea?
- 0.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 113th and Korea ranks 115th of 122 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, 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