Korea vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Korea
10.4%
in 2024
United States of America
10.1%
in 2023
Korea rank
29th
United States of America rank
32nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 10.4% against 10.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 32nd of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 6.6% | 2.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.6% | 1.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 0.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Korea or United States of America?
- Korea, at 10.4% against 10.1% in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Korea and United States of America?
- 0.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Korea ranks 29th and United States of America 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, 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