How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Korea?

6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs South Korea: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Austria

31.0%

in 2018

South Korea

29.3%

in 2017

Austria rank

11th

South Korea rank

12th

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math over time

Austria
South Korea

How they compare

Austria currently reports 31.0% against 29.3% in South Korea, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was South Korea ahead.

Austria ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 12th of 98 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	30.5%	32.8%	2.2%	South Korea
2010s	30.0%	30.6%	0.6%	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math, Austria or South Korea?: Austria, at 31.0% against 29.3% in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math between Austria and South Korea?: 1.7%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Korea?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Austria and South Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?: Austria ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 12th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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