Republic of Korea vs Russian Federation: Share of the population with tertiary education
Republic of Korea
58.3%
in 2020
Russian Federation
69.8%
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
3rd
Russian Federation rank
1st
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 69.8% against 58.3% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 1st of 111 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Russian Federation |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 3.9% | 2.4% | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 5.1% | 1.7% | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 9.2% | 2.4% | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 21.7% | 10.6% | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 41.4% | 21.2% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 59.0% | 26.1% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 67.6% | 18.6% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 69.8% | 11.5% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Republic of Korea or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 69.8% against 58.3% in Republic of Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?
- 11.5%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Republic of Korea and Russian Federation rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Republic of Korea ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 1st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.