Ireland vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Ireland
7.0%
in 2016
Saudi Arabia
6.8%
in 2019
Ireland rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Ireland
  • Saudi Arabia
24681012199820082019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 7.0% against 6.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.0% 4.7% 1.3% Ireland
2010s 4.9% 7.5% 2.6% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Ireland or Saudi Arabia?
Ireland, at 7.0% against 6.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Saudi Arabia?
0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Saudi Arabia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Ireland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Ireland ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,140 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.