Australia vs Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
4.4%
in 2023
Republic of Korea
4.5%
in 2024
Australia rank
58th
Republic of Korea rank
56th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 58th and Republic of Korea ranks 56th of 121 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 | 6.4% | 4.3% | 2.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 0.1% | 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?
- Republic of Korea, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 16 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 58th and Republic of Korea ranks 56th of 121 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, 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