Costa Rica vs Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Costa Rica
5.5%
in 2019
Korea
5.6%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
77th
Korea rank
76th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Korea
246810199820082019

How they compare

Korea currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 77th and Korea ranks 76th of 97 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 7.8% 4.1% 3.7% Costa Rica
2010s 6.2% 5.3% 0.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Costa Rica or Korea?
Korea, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Korea?
0.1%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Costa Rica ranks 77th and 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.