Ireland vs Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
25.2%
in 2022
Lithuania
25.7%
in 2023
Ireland rank
71st
Lithuania rank
69th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 25.7% against 25.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 71st and Lithuania ranks 69th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 25.2% | 1.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 31.1% | 4.1% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 30.8% | 7.7% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.0% | 0.5% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Ireland or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 25.7% against 25.2% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Lithuania?
- 0.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lithuania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Lithuania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 71st and Lithuania ranks 69th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release