Austria vs Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Austria
0.0482 units per person
in 2024
Ireland
0.0474 units per person
in 2022
Austria rank
29th
Ireland rank
32nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Austria
  • Ireland
0.010.020.030.040.05197119972024

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.0482 units per person against 0.0474 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Austria ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0117 units per person 0.0119 units per person 0.0003 units per person Ireland
1980s 0.0212 units per person 0.0189 units per person 0.0023 units per person Austria
1990s 0.0286 units per person 0.0317 units per person 0.0031 units per person Ireland
2000s 0.0401 units per person 0.0411 units per person 0.001 units per person Ireland
2010s 0.0486 units per person 0.0446 units per person 0.004 units per person Austria
2020s 0.0483 units per person 0.0477 units per person 0.0006 units per person Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Austria or Ireland?
Austria, at 0.0482 units per person against 0.0474 units per person in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Austria and Ireland?
0.0008 units per person, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Austria ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.