Ireland vs Luxembourg: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
7.8%
in 2022
Luxembourg
7.9%
in 2023
Ireland rank
23rd
Luxembourg rank
22nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 23rd and Luxembourg ranks 22nd of 123 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.0% | 2.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 1.7% | 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 Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 23rd and Luxembourg ranks 22nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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
February 2026 Data Release