Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9149 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ireland, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.9149 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ireland peaked at 0.9403 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7985 LPIA, in 1996.
That places Ireland 27th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7993 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.7985 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8261 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8463 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8642 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8705 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8788 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8951 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8721 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9009 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9071 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8817 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8805 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8979 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8811 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8976 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8956 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9047 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8942 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8984 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9176 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9084 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9403 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9149 LPIA | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.808 LPIA | 0.7985 LPIA | 0.8261 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8754 LPIA | 0.8463 LPIA | 0.9009 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8939 LPIA | 0.8805 LPIA | 0.9071 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9203 LPIA | 0.9084 LPIA | 0.9403 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 upper secondary education or in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ireland was 0.9149 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9403 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7985 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 upper secondary 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