Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ireland stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ireland peaked at 0.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
That places Ireland 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 45 Zimbabwe 0.4% compare
- 46 Luxembourg 0.4% compare
- 47 Philippines 0.4% compare
- 49 Argentina 0.4% compare
- 50 Costa Rica 0.4% compare
- 51 Singapore 0.4% 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 science, technology, engineering and in Ireland?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ireland was 0.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Ireland ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release