Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9579 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 0.9579 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ireland peaked at 0.9932 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8837 LPIA, in 1996.
Ireland ranks 18th of 103 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.8881 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.8837 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9128 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9254 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9509 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9463 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9478 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9925 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.941 LPIA | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9695 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9781 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9599 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9544 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9721 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9432 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9613 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9599 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9733 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.947 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9663 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9786 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9622 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9932 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9579 LPIA | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8948 LPIA | 0.8837 LPIA | 0.9128 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9533 LPIA | 0.9254 LPIA | 0.9925 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9616 LPIA | 0.9432 LPIA | 0.9781 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9729 LPIA | 0.9579 LPIA | 0.9932 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 0.9579 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 0.9932 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8837 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ireland ranks 18th out of 103 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 down 1.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release