Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.9% in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Ireland, 2014β2020
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 5.8% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
That places Ireland 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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 0.9% 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 1.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 35 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 47.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release