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

South Korea
10.0%
in 2017
Panama
14.1%
in 2016
South Korea rank
4th
Panama rank
2nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • South Korea
  • Panama
051015199820072017

How they compare

Panama currently reports 14.1% against 10.0% in South Korea, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 4th and Panama ranks 2nd of 101 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 5.5% 3.1% 2.4% South Korea
2010s 8.3% 7.6% 0.7% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, South Korea or Panama?
Panama, at 14.1% against 10.0% in South Korea as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between South Korea and Panama?
4.1%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do South Korea and Panama rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
South Korea ranks 4th and Panama ranks 2nd 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.