Ireland vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
4.7%
in 2022
Romania
4.2%
in 2023
Ireland rank
26th
Romania rank
29th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4.7% against 4.2% in Romania, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 26th and Romania ranks 29th of 121 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 0.1% | 5.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Ireland |
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 Romania?
- Ireland, at 4.7% against 4.2% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Romania?
- 0.5%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 26th and Romania ranks 29th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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