Australia vs Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
4.8%
in 2023
Republic of Korea
4.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
51st
Republic of Korea rank
53rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 53rd of 123 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 4.2% | 3.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Republic of Korea?
- Australia, at 4.8% against 4.8% in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 53rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). 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