IE · 2009 · lfsa_ergaed
Employment rates by educational attainment level
Ireland, 2009
Employment rates by educational attainment level
82.4%
Ireland, 2009
▼ 3.6% vs 2008 (85.5%)
Analysis
In 2009, Ireland's employment rates by educational attainment level decreased by 3.6% compared to 2008, reaching 82.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 84.1%.
Ireland ranks 24th 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 4.3% (from 86.1% in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergaed, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2009
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2009
98.0%
EU-27: 84.1%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergaed