Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland stood at 7.3%.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland peaked at 11.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2013.
Ireland ranks 26th of 121 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 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.0% | — |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +37.4% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 10.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- 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)
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 7.3% 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 11.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 26th 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 10.7%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release