Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 1.07 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ireland, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.07 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ireland peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.07 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Ireland 30th out of 77 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.18 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.18 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.07 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.09 GPIA, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 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 1.07 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 1.18 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 77 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 9.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release