Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.9473 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9473 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
37th
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.9473 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.885 LPIA
in 2012
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ireland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ireland stood at 0.9473 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ireland peaked at 0.9473 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.885 LPIA, in 2012.
Ireland ranks 37th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8952 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9189 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8983 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9072 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9011 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9146 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.885 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8977 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9137 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9181 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9205 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9329 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9263 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9193 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9331 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9291 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9453 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9473 LPIA | +0.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.9473 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9848 LPIA, 96% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.9473 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9853 LPIA, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9049 LPIA | 0.8952 LPIA | 0.9189 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9129 LPIA | 0.885 LPIA | 0.9329 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9387 LPIA | 0.9291 LPIA | 0.9473 LPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ireland was 0.9473 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9473 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.885 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ireland ranks 37th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release