Ireland vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
0.3%
in 2022
Spain
0.3%
in 2023
Ireland rank
81st
Spain rank
78th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 81st and Spain ranks 78th of 121 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 81st and Spain ranks 78th 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