Ireland vs Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
24.2%
in 2022
Switzerland
24.8%
in 2023
Ireland rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
19th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 24.8% against 24.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ireland ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 19th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 21.8% | 8.9% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 19.8% | 3.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 0.7% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 24.6% | 1.3% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 24.8% against 24.2% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 19th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). 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