Ireland vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
8.3%
in 2022
Netherlands
8.1%
in 2023
Ireland rank
83rd
Netherlands rank
86th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8.3% against 8.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 83rd and Netherlands ranks 86th of 126 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 15.2% | 9.4% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 16.8% | 10.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 11.0% | 2.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 0.1% | 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?
- Ireland, at 8.3% against 8.1% in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Ireland 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 83rd and Netherlands ranks 86th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education 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