Based on a comparison of 32 countries in 2012, Ireland ranked the highest in Participation in Tertiary Education (ISCED 1997) by Field of Education - Science, mathematics and computing - First stage of tertiary education not leading directly to an advanced research qualification (level 5) - As % of Population Aged 25-29 with 8.50% followed by Finland and Iceland. On the other end of the scale was Luxembourg with 1.40%, Romania with 2.40% and Bulgaria with 3.00%.
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| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 5.50 | 5.30 | 2.80 | 5.70 | 6.30 | |||||
| 3.70 | 3.40 | 1.70 | 3.20 | 3.30 | |||||
| 2.40 | 2.80 | 1.40 | 3.10 | 3.40 | |||||
| 4.30 | 4.80 | 2.40 | 4.70 | 3.80 | |||||
| 4.40 | 3.90 | 1.80 | 3.90 | 3.70 | |||||
| 2.90 | 3.30 | 2.30 | 5.00 | 5.50 | |||||
| 5.40 | 6.20 | 2.80 | 6.20 | 6.30 | |||||
| 6.70 | 6.60 | 3.20 | 6.20 | 6.70 | |||||
| 9.70 | 9.70 | 4.70 | 8.20 | 8.20 | |||||
| ... | ... | ... | 6.60 | 6.50 | 3.10 | 6.20 | 6.40 | ||
| 7.00 | 7.30 | 3.60 | 7.10 | 7.30 | |||||
| 2.70 | 3.70 | 1.80 | 3.80 | 3.80 | |||||
| 5.90 | 5.40 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 6.20 | |||||
| 5.30 | 4.70 | 2.40 | 5.40 | 6.40 | |||||
| 4.00 | 4.10 | 2.10 | 4.40 | 4.40 | |||||
| 4.10 | 4.40 | 2.00 | 3.90 | 4.00 | |||||
| 5.40 | 5.20 | 2.70 | 5.00 | 4.80 | |||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ... | ... | ... | 2.20 | 3.40 | 2.20 | 4.70 | 4.40 | ||
| 2.50 | 3.40 | 1.50 | 2.50 | 5.80 | |||||
| 3.90 | 3.90 | 1.90 | 3.90 | 4.10 | |||||
| 6.20 | 5.90 | 2.70 | 5.40 | 5.10 | |||||
| 6.70 | 6.60 | 3.10 | 5.70 | 5.70 | |||||
| 2.90 | 3.00 | 1.70 | 3.30 | 3.40 | |||||
| 2.10 | 3.10 | 1.60 | 3.10 | 2.80 | |||||
| 3.50 | 3.80 | 1.90 | 4.00 | 4.00 | |||||
| 3.90 | 4.10 | 2.20 | 4.60 | 4.90 | |||||
| 5.20 | 4.80 | 2.40 | 5.20 | 5.10 | |||||
| 6.70 | 6.30 | 2.90 | 5.90 | 6.20 | |||||
| 3.70 | 3.70 | 1.80 | 3.50 | 3.70 | |||||
| ... | ... | ... | 2.80 | 2.90 | 1.50 | 3.20 | 3.60 | ||
| 7.80 | 7.50 | 3.50 | 7.00 | 7.30 |
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