Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Ireland, 2011–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Ireland stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Ireland peaked at 1.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 9th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Ireland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Ireland?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Ireland was 1.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.