Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.9183 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Ireland, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.9183 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Ireland peaked at 0.9809 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6162 GPIA, in 2014.
Ireland ranks 14th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6598 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6162 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7197 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7788 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7528 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8115 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.711 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7485 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9809 GPIA | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8547 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9183 GPIA | +7.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.9183 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.9183 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7214 GPIA | 0.6162 GPIA | 0.8115 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8756 GPIA | 0.7485 GPIA | 0.9809 GPIA | 4 |
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 0.9183 GPIA 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 0.9809 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6162 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 59 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 up 49.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release