Korea vs Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Korea
15.5%
in 2017
Switzerland
15.4%
in 2018
Korea rank
31st
Switzerland rank
33rd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Korea
  • Switzerland
051015199820082018

How they compare

Korea currently reports 15.5% against 15.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Korea ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 98 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 7.3% 13.0% 5.7% Switzerland
2000s 10.2% 11.9% 1.7% Switzerland
2010s 14.6% 14.6% 0.0% 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 Switzerland?
Korea, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Switzerland as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Korea and Switzerland?
0.1%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Switzerland?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Korea and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Korea ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 98 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.