Germany vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Germany
8.2%
in 2024
Ireland
8.4%
in 2022
Germany rank
19th
Ireland rank
18th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8.4% against 8.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ireland ahead.
Germany ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 18th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.8% | 0.7% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.3% | 0.2% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Germany or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 8.4% against 8.2% in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Germany and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 18th 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, male (%). 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