Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.9994 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9994 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.9985 LPIA
in 2022
Years of data
24
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 0.9994 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland peaked at 1 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9985 LPIA, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 26th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA 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% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9996 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.999 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9993 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9999 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9994 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9985 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9994 LPIA | +0.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.9994 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9994 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.9994 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9993 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 0.999 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9993 LPIA | 0.9985 LPIA | 0.9999 LPIA | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland was 0.9994 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 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9985 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ireland ranks 26th out of 99 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 0.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release