Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1 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 up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9999 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Ireland 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 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 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 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 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9999 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 37 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 up 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, non-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