Korea vs Switzerland: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education
Korea
25.22
in 2017
Switzerland
22.32
in 2017
Korea rank
79th
Switzerland rank
81st
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education over time
- Korea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Korea currently reports 25.22 against 22.32 in Switzerland, a difference of 2.9.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 81st of 96 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.41 | 13.35 | 17.06 | Korea |
| 2000s | 29.43 | 17.4 | 12.03 | Korea |
| 2010s | 26.72 | 21.9 | 4.81 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education, Korea or Switzerland?
- Korea, at 25.22 against 22.32 in Switzerland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education between Korea and Switzerland?
- 2.9, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Switzerland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Korea and Switzerland rank globally for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
- Korea ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 81st of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.