How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?

14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Republic of Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Italy

17.7%

in 2018

Republic of Korea

15.1%

in 2017

Italy rank

92nd

Republic of Korea rank

95th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Italy
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Italy currently reports 17.7% against 15.1% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 92nd and Republic of Korea ranks 95th of 98 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.0%	18.3%	8.8%	Italy
2000s	22.3%	15.7%	6.6%	Italy
2010s	18.1%	16.0%	2.1%	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Italy or Republic of Korea?: Italy, at 17.7% against 15.1% in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Republic of Korea?: 2.6%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Italy ranks 92nd and Republic of Korea ranks 95th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, 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: 21 August 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.