Ireland vs Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
2.0%
in 2022
Poland
2.7%
in 2023
Ireland rank
18th
Poland rank
16th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.7% against 2.0% in Ireland, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Poland ahead.
Ireland ranks 18th and Poland ranks 16th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.3% | 2.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 2.5% | 1.4% | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Poland, at 2.7% against 2.0% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Poland?
- 0.7%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 18th and Poland ranks 16th of 124 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, 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