Finland vs South Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
6.8%
in 2018
South Korea
7.2%
in 2017
Finland rank
69th
South Korea rank
66th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 7.2% against 6.8% in Finland, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Korea ahead.
Finland ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 66th of 98 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 7.0% | 0.9% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 7.4% | 0.5% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 7.4% | 0.8% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Finland or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 7.2% against 6.8% in Finland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and South Korea?
- 0.4%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Korea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Finland and South Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 66th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.