Korea vs Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Korea
10.4%
in 2024
Türkiye
10.5%
in 2023
Korea rank
29th
Türkiye rank
28th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Korea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 10.5% against 10.4% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.
Korea ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 28th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 5.6% | 1.2% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.3% | 2.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.4% | 2.4% | Korea |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 12.5% | 2.7% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Korea or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 10.5% against 10.4% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Korea and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Korea ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 28th 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, male (%). 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