Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.6%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
49th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2001
All-time low
1.5%
in 2009
Years of data
19
1998–2022
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland peaked at 1.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2009.
Ireland ranks 49th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 46 Netherlands 1.6% compare
- 47 New Zealand 1.6% compare
- 48 Slovakia 1.6% compare
- 50 Cuba 1.6% compare
- 51 Iran 1.6% compare
- 52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.6% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,690 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 1.6% 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 1.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2009.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 49th out of 121 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 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Education 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