Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9992 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9992 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
51st
of 133 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.9992 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
26
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.9992 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9992 GPIA, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 51st of 133 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 48 Slovenia 0.9997 GPIA compare
- 49 Kiribati 0.9995 GPIA compare
- 50 Slovak Republic 0.9995 GPIA compare
- 52 Bulgaria 0.9992 GPIA compare
- 53 Switzerland 0.9991 GPIA compare
- 54 Cayman Islands 0.999 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 0.9992 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9992 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 133 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release