Korea vs Singapore: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Korea
4.2%
in 2024
Singapore
4.2%
in 2023
Korea rank
86th
Singapore rank
85th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 4.2% against 4.2% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Singapore ahead.
Korea ranks 86th and Singapore ranks 85th of 121 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 4.2% against 4.2% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Korea and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Korea ranks 86th and Singapore ranks 85th of 121 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, male (%). 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