Iceland vs Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
23.1%
in 2023
Korea
22.9%
in 2024
Iceland rank
30th
Korea rank
32nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Korea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 23.1% against 22.9% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 30th and Korea ranks 32nd of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 10.7% | 4.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 15.1% | 0.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 22.2% | 2.9% | Korea |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 22.2% | 1.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Iceland or Korea?
- Iceland, at 23.1% against 22.9% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 30th 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