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

Ireland
6.3%
in 2016
Switzerland
6.6%
in 2018
Ireland rank
70th
Switzerland rank
67th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
2.557.51012.515199820082018

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 6.6% against 6.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ireland ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 97 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 3.4% 3.5% 0.1% Switzerland
2000s 4.5% 4.1% 0.4% Ireland
2010s 6.2% 6.7% 0.5% Switzerland

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 Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 6.6% against 6.3% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Switzerland?
0.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Ireland ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 67th 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.