Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.7499 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
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%.
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
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (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