Ireland vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ireland
0.6%
in 2022
Spain
0.6%
in 2023
Ireland rank
70th
Spain rank
71st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Ireland ranks 70th and Spain ranks 71st of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 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 Spain?
- Ireland, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 70th and Spain ranks 71st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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