Brazil vs Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Brazil
23.6%
in 2023
Korea
22.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Korea rank
32nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Brazil
- Korea
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 23.6% against 22.9% in Korea, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Korea ranks 32nd of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.5% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 20.8% | 2.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 0.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Brazil or Korea?
- Brazil, at 23.6% against 22.9% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and Korea?
- 0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Korea ranks 32nd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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