Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
That places Ireland 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -48.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +115.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -51.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +69.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -49.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +39.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (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 0.6% 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 1.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 70th out of 111 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 6.5%. 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 Services 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