Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in South Korea
South Korea: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 29.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in South Korea, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in South Korea is 29.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in South Korea peaked at 42.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2017.
South Korea ranks 12th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.3% | — |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -1.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 29.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 29.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.7%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.1% | 41.8% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 31.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 29.3% | 32.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in South Korea?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in South Korea was 29.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- South Korea ranks 12th out of 98 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.