Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.455 LPIA in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Ireland, 2011β2022
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.
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
- 8 United States 0.5566 LPIA compare
- 9 Australia 0.5138 LPIA compare
- 10 Italy 0.4891 LPIA compare
- 12 Switzerland 0.4278 LPIA compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.4248 LPIA compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 0.4112 LPIA compare
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 0.455 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