Health graduates - historical data in Ireland

Ireland: Health graduates - historical data was 1,268 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,268
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1,268
in 2020
All-time low
407
in 1988
Years of data
41
1980–2020

Health graduates - historical data in Ireland, 1980–2020

4006008001.0k1.2k1980200020201980: 4661981: 4651982: 4881983: 4691984: 4661985: 4401986: 4311987: 4431988: 4071989: 4431990: 4291991: 4251992: 4331993: 4481994: 4371995: 4641996: 5201997: 5191998: 5171999: 5092000: 5462001: 5522002: 5682003: 6082004: 6382005: 5942006: 6412007: 7262008: 6732009: 7222010: 7852011: 7382012: 7812013: 9312014: 1.0k2015: 1.1k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.2k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.2k2020: 1.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, health graduates - historical data in Ireland stood at 1,268. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health graduates - historical data in Ireland peaked at 1,268 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 407, in 1988.

That places Ireland 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Health graduates - historical data in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Ireland, 1980 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1980 466
1981 465 -0.2%
1982 488 +4.9%
1983 469 -3.9%
1984 466 -0.6%
1985 440 -5.6%
1986 431 -2.0%
1987 443 +2.8%
1988 407 -8.1%
1989 443 +8.8%
1990 429 -3.2%
1991 425 -0.9%
1992 433 +1.9%
1993 448 +3.5%
1994 437 -2.5%
1995 464 +6.2%
1996 520 +12.1%
1997 519 -0.2%
1998 517 -0.4%
1999 509 -1.5%
2000 546 +7.3%
2001 552 +1.1%
2002 568 +2.9%
2003 608 +7.0%
2004 638 +4.9%
2005 594 -6.9%
2006 641 +7.9%
2007 726 +13.3%
2008 673 -7.3%
2009 722 +7.3%
2010 785 +8.7%
2011 738 -6.0%
2012 781 +5.8%
2013 931 +19.2%
2014 1,009 +8.4%
2015 1,107 +9.7%
2016 1,162 +5.0%
2017 1,196 +2.9%
2018 1,254 +4.8%
2019 1,225 -2.3%
2020 1,268 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 451.8 407 488 10
1990s 470.1 425 520 10
2000s 626.8 546 726 10
2010s 1,019 738 1,254 10
2020s 1,268 1,268 1,268 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 14 Bulgaria 1,414 compare
  2. 15 Sweden 1,405 compare
  3. 16 Austria 1,288 compare
  4. 18 Denmark 1,233 compare
  5. 19 Serbia 1,149 compare
  6. 20 Switzerland 1,115 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health graduates - historical data in Ireland?
Health graduates - historical data in Ireland was 1,268 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health graduates - historical data recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1,268 in 2020.
What is the lowest health graduates - historical data recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 407 in 1988.
How does Ireland rank for health graduates - historical data?
Ireland ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is health graduates - historical data rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,313 data points, 1980–2021
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