Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 8.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2016.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland peaked at 10.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2013.
That places Ireland 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.2% | — |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -43.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +40.2% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.0% | 9.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 8.4% compare
- 12 Madagascar 8.2% compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 8.1% compare
- 15 France 8.0% compare
- 16 Puerto Rico 7.9% compare
- 17 Italy 7.6% 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 8.0% in 2016, 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 10.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.