Ireland stays 19th in higher education ranking

Ireland has held its position in an international ranking of higher education systems despite public investment failing to match expanding third-level enrolments.

The country remains 19th overall out of 50 countries’ higher education systems in the 2018 Universitas21 Ranking. The system was introduced in 2012 to assess the broader systems in each country rather than the focus of other rankings on individual universities.

In the first four years, Ireland’s system was ranked between 16th and 18th, but has been 19th in each of the past three years.