Australia vs Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
6.0%
in 2023
Republic of Korea
5.7%
in 2024
Australia rank
88th
Republic of Korea rank
89th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 88th and Republic of Korea ranks 89th of 124 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 2.8% | 3.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.1% | 2.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Republic of Korea?
- Australia, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 88th and Republic of Korea ranks 89th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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
February 2026 Data Release