Canada vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Canada
5.6%
in 2018
Ireland
5.7%
in 2016
Canada rank
78th
Ireland rank
76th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 78th and Ireland ranks 76th of 98 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 5.8% | 5.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 0.2% | Canada |
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?
- Ireland, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Canada as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 78th and Ireland ranks 76th of 98 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.