Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.6469 LPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ireland, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ireland is 0.6469 LPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ireland peaked at 0.7198 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5847 LPIA, in 2018.
That places Ireland 9th out of 56 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6757 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6346 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6412 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6645 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7198 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5847 LPIA | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5903 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6117 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6361 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6469 LPIA | +1.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.6469 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4906 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.6469 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4751 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6444 LPIA | 0.5847 LPIA | 0.7198 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6316 LPIA | 0.6117 LPIA | 0.6469 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 master's or equivalent in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ireland was 0.6469 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7198 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5847 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 56 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, 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