Population in private households by educational attainment level

In 2004, Ireland's population in private households by educational attainment level increased by 5.6% compared to 2003, reaching 28.2%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 20.9%.

Ireland ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 38.9% (from 20.3% in 1999).

Source: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_03, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.