Denmark vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
5.2%
in 2018
Ireland
5.7%
in 2016
Denmark rank
79th
Ireland rank
76th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.7% against 5.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 79th and Ireland ranks 76th of 98 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 5.8% | 3.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.3% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.6% | 0.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 5.7% against 5.2% in Denmark as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.5%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 79th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.