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

Bulgaria
8.5%
in 2018
Republic of Korea
10.0%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
7th
Republic of Korea rank
4th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Republic of Korea
46810199820082018

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 10.0% against 8.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 7th and Republic of Korea ranks 4th of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 6.3% 3.3% 3.0% Bulgaria
2000s 5.7% 5.1% 0.6% Bulgaria
2010s 6.8% 8.7% 1.9% 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, Bulgaria or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 10.0% against 8.5% in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?
1.5%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Republic of Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Republic of Korea ranks 4th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.