Canada vs Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Canada
22.2%
in 2023
Korea
22.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
35th
Korea rank
32nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Canada
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 22.9% against 22.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 35th and Korea ranks 32nd of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 10.0% | 5.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 20.8% | 0.9% | Korea |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 0.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Canada or Korea?
- Korea, at 22.9% against 22.2% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Canada and Korea?
- 0.7%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 35th 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