Ireland vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
7.3%
in 2022
Samoa
7.7%
in 2023
Ireland rank
26th
Samoa rank
23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 7.7% against 7.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 26th and Samoa ranks 23rd of 121 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 1.6% | 9.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 3.4% | 6.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.7% | 1.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.3% | 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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 7.7% against 7.3% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Samoa?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Samoa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Ireland and Samoa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 26th and Samoa ranks 23rd of 121 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, 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