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

Eritrea
5.2%
in 2016
Republic of Korea
5.6%
in 2017
Eritrea rank
78th
Republic of Korea rank
76th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Eritrea
  • Republic of Korea
051015199820072017

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 78th and Republic of Korea ranks 76th of 97 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 2.8% 2.4% Republic of Korea
2000s 9.8% 4.0% 5.8% Eritrea
2010s 5.2% 5.7% 0.4% 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, Eritrea or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 5.6% against 5.2% in Eritrea as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Eritrea and Republic of Korea?
0.4%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Republic of Korea?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Republic of Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Eritrea ranks 78th 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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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.