Italy vs South Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
6.9%
in 2018
South Korea
7.2%
in 2017
Italy rank
68th
South Korea rank
66th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 7.2% against 6.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 68th and South Korea ranks 66th of 98 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 7.0% | 1.4% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 7.4% | 3.0% | 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, Italy or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 7.2% against 6.9% in Italy as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and South Korea?
- 0.3%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 68th 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.