Ireland vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Ireland
17.1%
in 2016
Portugal
17.4%
in 2017
Ireland rank
20th
Portugal rank
18th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 17.4% against 17.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 18th of 98 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 11.6% 16.0% 4.4% Portugal
2010s 15.9% 18.3% 2.4% Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 17.4% against 17.1% in Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Portugal?
0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Ireland ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 18th 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.