Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Ireland 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +30.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +117.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release