Chile vs South Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Chile
9.2%
in 2018
South Korea
10.0%
in 2017
Chile rank
5th
South Korea rank
4th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Chile
  • South Korea
02.557.510199820082018

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 10.0% against 9.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was South Korea ahead.

Chile ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 4th of 101 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 4.2% 5.7% 1.5% South Korea
2010s 10.3% 9.6% 0.7% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Chile or South Korea?
South Korea, at 10.0% against 9.2% in Chile as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Chile and South Korea?
0.8%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Korea?
9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Chile and South Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Chile ranks 5th and South 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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About this data

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.