Australia vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
0.2%
in 2023
Ireland
0.3%
in 2022
Australia rank
84th
Ireland rank
81st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 84th and Ireland ranks 81st of 121 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 84th and Ireland ranks 81st of 121 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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