Finland vs Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Finland
4.6%
in 2018
Republic of Korea
4.5%
in 2017
Finland rank
48th
Republic of Korea rank
49th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Finland
  • Republic of Korea
0246199820082018

How they compare

Finland currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Finland ranks 48th and Republic of Korea ranks 49th of 97 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 4.0% 4.3% 0.3% Republic of Korea
2000s 4.1% 4.7% 0.6% Republic of Korea
2010s 4.8% 4.9% 0.2% Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Finland or Republic of Korea?
Finland, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Republic of Korea?
0.1%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Republic of Korea?
12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Finland and Republic of Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Finland ranks 48th and Republic of Korea ranks 49th of 97 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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.