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

Belgium
0.0468 units per person
in 2023
Ireland
0.0474 units per person
in 2022
Belgium rank
33rd
Ireland rank
32nd

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

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
0.010.020.030.040.05197119972023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0474 units per person against 0.0468 units per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 33rd and Ireland ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0158 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.0045 units per person Belgium
1980s 0.0234 units per person 0.0189 units per person 0.0046 units per person Belgium
1990s 0.0317 units per person 0.0317 units per person 0.0001 units per person Ireland
2000s 0.0367 units per person 0.0434 units per person 0.0067 units per person Ireland
2010s 0.044 units per person 0.0446 units per person 0.0006 units per person Ireland
2020s 0.0463 units per person 0.0477 units per person 0.0015 units per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Belgium or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.0474 units per person against 0.0468 units per person in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Belgium and Ireland?
0.0006 units per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Belgium ranks 33rd 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.