Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea is 10.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea peaked at 10.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1998.
Republic of Korea ranks 4th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.2% | — |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +35.7% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +56.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.1% | 10.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More education data for Republic of Korea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 173,133 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Republic of Korea was 10.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1998.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Republic of Korea ranks 4th out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.