Countries with the highest college graduation rates

2. South Korea, 55.5 percent

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In South Korea, demand remains high for college education; almost all high school graduates attend college. South Korea spends less than 40 percent of its GDP financing tertiary education.

Professors, at left, prepare for degree conferment in 2009, in Seoul, South Korea.

Source: Global Education Digest.

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