Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female was 15.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ireland, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 15.1% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ireland peaked at 15.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2014.
That places Ireland 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.1% | — |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +8.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 15.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 15.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 12.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 15.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 16 Czechia 16.2% compare
- 17 United States 15.8% compare
- 18 Spain 15.6% compare
- 20 Belgium 14.8% compare
- 21 United Kingdom 14.7% compare
- 22 Netherlands 14.5% compare
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 15.1% 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 15.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 19th out of 78 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 up 48.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release