Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 in Ireland is 8.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 49th out of 122 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 | 3.9% | — |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 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 8.7% 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 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 49th out of 122 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 14.8%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release