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

Brazil
5.0%
in 2018
Republic of Korea
5.6%
in 2017
Brazil rank
79th
Republic of Korea rank
76th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Brazil
  • Republic of Korea
2468199820082018

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 5.6% against 5.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 79th and Republic of Korea ranks 76th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 7.2% 4.3% 2.9% Brazil
2010s 4.5% 5.3% 0.8% 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, Brazil or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 5.6% against 5.0% in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and Republic of Korea?
0.6%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Republic of Korea?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Republic of Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Brazil ranks 79th and Republic of Korea ranks 76th of 97 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,144 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.