Australia vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Australia
6.0%
in 2018
Ireland
6.3%
in 2016
Australia rank
73rd
Ireland rank
70th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
2.557.51012.515199820082018

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 6.3% against 6.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 73rd and Ireland ranks 70th of 97 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 6.6% 3.4% 3.2% Australia
2000s 6.3% 4.5% 1.8% Australia
2010s 6.6% 6.5% 0.2% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 6.3% against 6.0% in Australia as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Ireland?
0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Australia ranks 73rd and Ireland ranks 70th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,144 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.