Canada vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Canada
27.6%
in 2023
Ireland
27.4%
in 2022
Canada rank
49th
Ireland rank
51st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 27.6% against 27.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
Canada ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 51st of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 26.5% | 6.2% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 25.8% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 28.5% | 1.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 27.6% against 27.4% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 51st 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, male (%). 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