Ireland vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
8.0%
in 2016
Puerto Rico
7.9%
in 2018
Ireland rank
14th
Puerto Rico rank
16th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8.0% against 7.9% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 97 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 1.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 1.4% | 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 Puerto Rico?
- Ireland, at 8.0% against 7.9% in Puerto Rico as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Puerto Rico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
- How do Ireland and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 97 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.