IE · 2008 · lfsa_ergaed
Employment rates by educational attainment level
Ireland, 2008
Employment rates by educational attainment level
85.5%
Ireland, 2008
▼ 1.6% vs 2007 (86.9%)
Analysis
In 2008, Ireland's employment rates by educational attainment level decreased by 1.6% compared to 2007, reaching 85.5%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 84.9%.
Ireland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.8% (from 86.2% in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergaed, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
100.7%
EU-27: 84.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergaed