Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.6655 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ireland, 2007–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.6013 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.5823 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5438 LPIA | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5479 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5339 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6152 LPIA | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5839 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5774 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5885 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5816 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6413 LPIA | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6655 LPIA | +3.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.6655 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5085 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.6655 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4943 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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 0.6441 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei 0.6196 LPIA compare
- 14 South Korea 0.5951 LPIA compare
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 0.6655 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