Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 81.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ireland is 81.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ireland peaked at 87.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 99th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.7% | — |
| 1999 | 76.8% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.2% | 76.8% | 77.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 75.5% | 87.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 78.2% | 86.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.2% | 84.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 81.5%
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 81.5% compare
- 98 North Macedonia 81.3% compare
- 100 Belize 81.2% compare
- 101 Cameroon 81.0%
- 102 Canada 80.6% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ireland?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ireland was 81.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Ireland ranks 99th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release