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
4681012199820082018

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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.