Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.8706 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8706 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
38th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.8857 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7111 LPIA
in 1995
Years of data
24
1995–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ireland, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.8706 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ireland peaked at 0.8857 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7111 LPIA, in 1995.
That places Ireland 38th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7111 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.7145 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7402 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.769 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7796 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7959 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8108 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.803 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8039 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8326 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8361 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8043 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8069 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8236 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8181 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.833 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.83 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8352 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8406 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8299 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8565 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.854 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8857 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8706 LPIA | -1.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.8706 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.8706 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7219 LPIA | 0.7111 LPIA | 0.7402 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7993 LPIA | 0.769 LPIA | 0.8326 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8258 LPIA | 0.8043 LPIA | 0.8406 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8667 LPIA | 0.854 LPIA | 0.8857 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (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 0.8706 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 0.8857 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7111 LPIA in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ireland ranks 38th 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 5.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release