Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 4.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland peaked at 6.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2001.
That places Ireland 78th out of 124 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.3% | — |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +129.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -24.9% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +31.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 75 Australia 4.8% compare
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.7% compare
- 77 New Zealand 4.7% compare
- 79 Germany 4.4% compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 4.4%
- 81 Albania 4.3% compare
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 (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 4.4% 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 6.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 78th out of 124 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 down 8.4%. 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 Education programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release