El Salvador vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
El Salvador
17.5%
in 2023
Ireland
17.0%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
74th
Ireland rank
76th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- El Salvador
- Ireland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 17.5% against 17.0% in Ireland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 74th and Ireland ranks 76th of 123 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 21.6% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 18.9% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 16.7% | 2.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, El Salvador or Ireland?
- El Salvador, at 17.5% against 17.0% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between El Salvador and Ireland?
- 0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ireland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 74th and Ireland ranks 76th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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