Cyprus vs Ireland: Share of the population with tertiary education
Cyprus
38.7%
in 2020
Ireland
50.3%
in 2020
Cyprus rank
10th
Ireland rank
7th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Cyprus
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 50.3% against 38.7% in Cyprus, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ireland ahead.
Cyprus ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Cyprus |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1.8% | 3.9% | 2.0% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 4.7% | 2.9% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 6.0% | 2.1% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 11.1% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 19.2% | 2.5% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 32.0% | 4.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 49.6% | 13.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 50.3% | 11.6% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Cyprus or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 50.3% against 38.7% in Cyprus as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Cyprus and Ireland?
- 11.6%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Ireland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cyprus and Ireland rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Cyprus ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 7th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.