Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.26 GPIA in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ireland, 2011β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ireland is 1.26 GPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ireland peaked at 1.37 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.24 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Ireland 19th out of 56 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 | 1.32 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 3 |
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)
- 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 master's or equivalent in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ireland was 1.26 GPIA 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 1.37 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 19th 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 8.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release