Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 8.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Ireland is 8.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Ireland peaked at 14.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 30th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.4% | — |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -24.1% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +54.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.4% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.2% | 14.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.1% | 12.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 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 arts in Ireland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Ireland was 8.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release