Ireland vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
23.6%
in 2022
Netherlands
23.6%
in 2023
Ireland rank
79th
Netherlands rank
78th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 23.6% against 23.6% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 79th and Netherlands ranks 78th of 122 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 22.3% | 4.9% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 22.8% | 5.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.2% | 0.7% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.1% | 0.7% | 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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 23.6% against 23.6% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 79th and Netherlands ranks 78th of 122 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, female (%). 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