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

Ireland
0.0474 units per person
in 2022
New Zealand
0.0475 units per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
32nd
New Zealand rank
31st

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

  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
0.010.020.030.040.050.06197019972024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0475 units per person against 0.0474 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 197 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0119 units per person 0.0216 units per person 0.0096 units per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0189 units per person 0.0298 units per person 0.0109 units per person New Zealand
1990s 0.03 units per person 0.0417 units per person 0.0117 units per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0456 units per person 0.0562 units per person 0.0106 units per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0477 units per person 0.0492 units per person 0.0015 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Ireland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0475 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 Ireland and New Zealand?
0.0001 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Ireland ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st 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.