Denmark vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Denmark
25.6%
in 2018
Ireland
25.0%
in 2016
Denmark rank
59th
Ireland rank
62nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Denmark
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 25.6% against 25.0% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ireland ahead.

Denmark ranks 59th and Ireland ranks 62nd of 98 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 21.1% 26.6% 5.5% Ireland
2000s 18.3% 27.0% 8.7% Ireland
2010s 24.8% 22.0% 2.8% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Ireland?
Denmark, at 25.6% against 25.0% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Ireland?
0.6%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Denmark ranks 59th and Ireland ranks 62nd of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.