Korea vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Korea
13.2%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
14.1%
in 2023
Korea rank
118th
Puerto Rico rank
116th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Korea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 14.1% against 13.2% in Korea, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 118th and Puerto Rico ranks 116th of 122 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 25.7% | 8.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 28.3% | 11.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 14.1% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 14.1% against 13.2% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 0.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Korea ranks 118th and Puerto Rico ranks 116th 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, male (%). 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