How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

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.

Ireland vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Ireland

17.1%

in 2016

United States of America

17.0%

in 2016

Ireland rank

20th

United States of America rank

22nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Ireland
United States of America

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 17.1% against 17.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.

Ireland ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 98 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.7%	13.4%	4.7%	United States of America
2000s	10.5%	13.1%	2.6%	United States of America
2010s	15.9%	16.5%	0.5%	United States of America

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 United States of America?: Ireland, at 17.1% against 17.0% in United States of America as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and United States of America?: 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Ireland ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 22nd 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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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: 04 September 2026

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