Ireland vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
2.4%
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
2.1%
in 2024
Ireland rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
16th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.4% against 2.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Ireland ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 123 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 0.1% | 3.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Ireland, at 2.4% against 2.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Saudi Arabia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, 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