Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA was 0.7499 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.7499 LPIA
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
9th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.7499 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.6256 LPIA
in 2014
Years of data
12
2007–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.7499 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland peaked at 0.7499 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6256 LPIA, in 2014.
Ireland ranks 9th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7313 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.6937 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6256 LPIA | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6459 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6379 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7329 LPIA | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6799 LPIA | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6785 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6955 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6612 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7234 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7499 LPIA | +3.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.7499 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.572 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.7499 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5581 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7313 LPIA | 0.7313 LPIA | 0.7313 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6706 LPIA | 0.6256 LPIA | 0.7329 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7075 LPIA | 0.6612 LPIA | 0.7499 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland was 0.7499 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7499 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6256 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release