Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
48th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1999
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
19
1998–2022
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 … Science adjusted 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% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (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