Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9989 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland, 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.9989 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9972 GPIA, in 2019.
Ireland ranks 14th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.999 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9983 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9986 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9989 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 15 United States of America 0.9975 GPIA compare
- 16 Montenegro 0.9968 GPIA compare
- 17 Switzerland 0.9964 GPIA 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 0.9989 GPIA in 2020, 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 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9972 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 28 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release