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

Korea
29.3%
in 2017
Portugal
29.1%
in 2017
Korea rank
12th
Portugal rank
13th

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

  • Korea
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 29.3% against 29.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Korea ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th of 98 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 37.0% 24.7% 12.2% Korea
2010s 30.3% 28.0% 2.2% 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, Korea or Portugal?
Korea, at 29.3% against 29.1% in Portugal as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math between Korea and Portugal?
0.2%, with Korea 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 science, technology, engineering and math?
Korea ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th 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

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