Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.6655 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland, 2007β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland is 0.6655 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland peaked at 0.6655 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5339 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Ireland 11th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6013 LPIA | 0.6013 LPIA | 0.6013 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5692 LPIA | 0.5339 LPIA | 0.6152 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6192 LPIA | 0.5816 LPIA | 0.6655 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 8 Netherlands 0.7205 LPIA compare
- 9 Jordan 0.6995 LPIA compare
- 10 Estonia 0.6834 LPIA compare
- 12 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.6441 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 0.6196 LPIA compare
- 14 Korea 0.5951 LPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2023)
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 0.6655 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 0.6655 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5339 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 84 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 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release