Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7928 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ireland, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ireland stood at 0.7928 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ireland peaked at 0.7928 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.638 LPIA, in 1996.
Ireland ranks 11th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.6531 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.657 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6422 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.638 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7148 LPIA | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6476 LPIA | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6512 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6672 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6758 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.712 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6967 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7045 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7485 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7774 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7315 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7241 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7552 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7044 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7286 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7123 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7683 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7324 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7272 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7532 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7316 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7928 LPIA | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.661 LPIA | 0.638 LPIA | 0.7148 LPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6879 LPIA | 0.6476 LPIA | 0.7485 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7361 LPIA | 0.7044 LPIA | 0.7774 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7592 LPIA | 0.7316 LPIA | 0.7928 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 8 Luxembourg 0.852 LPIA compare
- 9 Malta 0.8327 LPIA compare
- 10 Switzerland 0.8053 LPIA compare
- 12 Germany 0.7841 LPIA compare
- 13 United States 0.751 LPIA compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 0.7348 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ireland was 0.7928 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7928 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.638 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 93 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary 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