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