Ireland - Educational attainment

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1991 63.20

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.

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Year Value
1991 59.66

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.

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Year Value
1991 61.48

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in Ireland was 87.22 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 87.22 in 2017, while its lowest value was 34.18 in 1971.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 34.18
1981 49.70
1991 63.20
2007 77.66
2010 81.59
2011 84.54
2017 87.22

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Ireland was 85.04 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 85.04 in 2017, while its lowest value was 29.88 in 1971.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 29.88
1981 45.52
1991 59.66
2007 71.24
2010 80.53
2011 82.35
2017 85.04

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in Ireland was 86.16 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 86.16 in 2017, while its lowest value was 32.06 in 1971.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 32.06
1981 47.64
1991 61.48
2007 77.03
2010 81.07
2011 83.47
2017 86.16

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in Ireland was 43.90 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 45.53 in 2010, while its lowest value was 3.61 in 1971.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.61
1981 6.49
1991 12.73
2007 39.32
2010 45.53
2011 38.28
2017 43.90

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Ireland was 41.95 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 42.93 in 2010, while its lowest value was 5.70 in 1971.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 5.70
1981 9.27
1991 14.43
2007 29.99
2010 42.93
2011 37.29
2017 41.95

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in Ireland was 42.95 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 44.25 in 2010, while its lowest value was 4.64 in 1971.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 4.64
1981 7.86
1991 13.56
2007 38.24
2010 44.25
2011 37.79
2017 42.95

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.

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Year Value
1991 42.78
2007 62.47
2010 68.30
2011 68.75
2017 73.32

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.

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Year Value
1991 40.50
2007 50.13
2010 64.80
2011 63.88
2017 68.09

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.

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Year Value
1991 41.67
2007 60.54
2010 66.59
2011 66.37
2017 70.78

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2010 35.28
2011 29.10
2017 33.65

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.

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Year Value
2010 30.87
2011 24.48
2017 28.53

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.

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Year Value
2010 33.12
2011 26.84
2017 31.16

Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.

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Year Value
2011 0.633
2017 0.852

Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.

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Year Value
2011 0.96
2017 1.13

Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.

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Year Value
2011 0.792
2017 0.988

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.

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Year Value
2011 10.12
2017 12.49

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.

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Year Value
2011 8.25
2017 10.20

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.

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Year Value
2011 9.21
2017 11.38

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2007 30.04
2011 34.49
2017 39.68

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2007 19.12
2011 29.00
2017 33.46

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2007 28.56
2011 31.80
2017 36.66

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes