Australia vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
17.5%
in 2018
Ireland
17.1%
in 2016
Australia rank
17th
Ireland rank
20th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.5% against 17.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 20th of 98 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 8.7% | 6.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.3% | 2.9% | Australia |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 15.2% | 3.3% | 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?
- Australia, at 17.5% against 17.1% in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 20th of 98 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.