Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.7% 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 7.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ireland peaked at 15.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1999.
Ireland ranks 83rd of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.9% | — |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -25.4% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +134.3% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -48.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.4% | 15.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 80 Mauritius 8.2% compare
- 81 Malaysia 7.9% compare
- 82 Madagascar 7.8% compare
- 84 El Salvador 7.6% compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 7.6% compare
- 86 Eritrea 7.2% compare
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 7.7% 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 15.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1999.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ireland ranks 83rd 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 down 49.0%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release