Ireland vs Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
0.9%
in 2022
Switzerland
0.9%
in 2023
Ireland rank
72nd
Switzerland rank
73rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 73rd of 116 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 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 Switzerland?
- Ireland, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 73rd of 116 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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