Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9928 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ireland, 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ireland stood at 0.9928 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ireland peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9923 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Ireland 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9994 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9923 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9956 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.995 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9977 GPIA | 0.9923 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (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 0.9928 GPIA in 2020, 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 1.01 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9923 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release