Korea vs South Africa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Korea
0.9%
in 2024
South Africa
0.9%
in 2023
Korea rank
64th
South Africa rank
62nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 116 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Korea and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Korea and South Africa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Korea ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 116 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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