Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA was 0.455 LPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Ireland, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Ireland stood at 0.455 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Ireland peaked at 0.5794 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3326 LPIA, in 2018.
That places Ireland 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5485 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4397 LPIA | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4744 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5262 LPIA | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5794 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3326 LPIA | -42.6% |
| 2019 | 0.357 LPIA | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4745 LPIA | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5435 LPIA | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.455 LPIA | -16.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.455 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3534 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.455 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2985 LPIA, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4654 LPIA | 0.3326 LPIA | 0.5794 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.491 LPIA | 0.455 LPIA | 0.5435 LPIA | 3 |
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 0.455 LPIA in 2022, 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 0.5794 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3326 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release