Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.3942 LPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Ireland, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Ireland is 0.3942 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Ireland peaked at 0.4854 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3564 LPIA, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 19th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4452 LPIA | 0.407 LPIA | 0.4854 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3877 LPIA | 0.3564 LPIA | 0.4254 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)
- 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 doctoral or equivalent in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Ireland was 0.3942 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4854 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3564 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, 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