Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 9.7% in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
9.7%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
29th
of 40 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 2020
All-time low
6.0%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2014β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ireland, 2014β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 9.7% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
That places Ireland 29th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 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)
- 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 9.7% in 2020, 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 9.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release