Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male 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+, male in Ireland stood at 1.6%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Ireland peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 11th of 63 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+, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,231 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Ireland?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Ireland was 1.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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+, male (%) (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.