Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2008
All-time low
0.999 LPIA
in 2019
Years of data
26
1993–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland peaked at 1 LPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.999 LPIA, in 2019.
That places Ireland 10th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.999 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9999 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9998 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9995 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 0.999 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 0.9995 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 7 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 8 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 9 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 11 United States of America 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 13 France 1 LPIA compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Russian Federation 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Ukraine 1 LPIA 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)
- 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 primary education or higher in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland was 1 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.999 LPIA in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ireland ranks 10th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release