Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral non-immigrant male in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral non-immigrant male was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
18th
of 37 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Ireland, 2014–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Ireland stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Ireland ranks 18th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral non-immigrant male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7% | — |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -12.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Ireland was 0.9% in 2020, 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 1.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release