Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.08 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.08 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6336 GPIA, in 1971.
Ireland ranks 51st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6336 GPIA | 0.6336 GPIA | 0.6336 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7005 GPIA | 0.7005 GPIA | 0.7005 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8823 GPIA | 0.8823 GPIA | 0.8823 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland was 1.08 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6336 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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