In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Ireland
Ireland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 10.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.8
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
32nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
14.6
in 2003
All-time low
8.3
in 2020
Years of data
23
2003–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 10.8 for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Ireland peaked at 14.6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 32nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.6 | — |
| 2004 | 12.5 | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2 | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 9.9 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 12.8 | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 10 | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 9.6 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 9.7 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 10.1 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 11.4 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 10.7 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 9.4 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 11.9 | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.3 | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 9.5 | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3 | +29.5% |
| 2023 | 9.7 | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 11.1 | +14.4% |
| 2025 | 10.8 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.39 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.39 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.28 | 8.3 | 12.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Ireland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Ireland was 10.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 in 2003.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Ireland ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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