Ireland vs Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology
Ireland
74.5%
in 2016
Switzerland
74.1%
in 2018
Ireland rank
65th
Switzerland rank
67th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 74.5% against 74.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ireland ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 98 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 74.7% | 7.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 76.2% | 7.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 76.2% | 4.2% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Ireland, at 74.5% against 74.1% in Switzerland as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology?
- Ireland ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.