Iceland vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
8.7%
in 2023
Ireland
8.7%
in 2022
Iceland rank
50th
Ireland rank
49th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8.7% against 8.7% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 50th and Ireland ranks 49th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 0.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 8.2% | 1.6% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 8.2% | 1.1% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 8.7% against 8.7% in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 50th and Ireland ranks 49th 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, 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