Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 63.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 63.3% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland peaked at 63.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1971.
That places Ireland 3rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 40.4% | 43.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 37.8% | 52.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 61.7% | 63.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Kazakhstan 79.0% compare
- 2 Canada 68.8% compare
- 4 Lithuania 63.2% compare
- 5 Singapore 63.1% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 57.0% compare
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ireland was 63.3% 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 63.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1971.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 110 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 67.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release