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

Ireland
16.2%
in 2018
Switzerland
16.8%
in 2018
Ireland rank
44th
Switzerland rank
43rd

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

  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
20406080199820082018

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 16.8% against 16.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ireland ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 110 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 33.2% 35.9% 2.7% Switzerland
2000s 38.6% 37.5% 1.1% Ireland
2010s 48.8% 18.4% 30.4% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female, Ireland or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 16.8% against 16.2% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female between Ireland and Switzerland?
0.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
Ireland ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 43rd 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.