Iceland vs Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female

Iceland
20.8%
in 2018
Ireland
16.2%
in 2018
Iceland rank
41st
Ireland rank
44th

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.8% against 16.2% in Ireland, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.

Iceland ranks 41st and Ireland ranks 44th of 110 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.8% 33.2% 31.5% Ireland
2000s 3.2% 38.6% 35.4% Ireland
2010s 11.1% 48.8% 37.7% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female, Iceland or Ireland?
Iceland, at 20.8% against 16.2% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female between Iceland and Ireland?
4.6%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
Iceland ranks 41st and Ireland ranks 44th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
110 places, 1,400 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.