Korea vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology

Korea
70.6%
in 2017
Portugal
70.9%
in 2017
Korea rank
86th
Portugal rank
85th

Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology over time

  • Korea
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 70.9% against 70.6% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 85th of 98 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 63.0% 75.3% 12.2% Portugal
2010s 69.7% 71.9% 2.2% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology, Korea or Portugal?
Portugal, at 70.9% against 70.6% in Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology between Korea and Portugal?
0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology?
Korea ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 85th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, 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 programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.