IE · 2012 · lfsa_ergaed
Employment rates by educational attainment level
Ireland, 2012
Employment rates by educational attainment level
80.5%
Ireland, 2012
▼ 0.4% vs 2011 (80.8%)
Analysis
In 2012, Ireland's employment rates by educational attainment level decreased by 0.4% compared to 2011, reaching 80.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 83.4%.
Ireland ranks 21st 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 7.4% (from 86.9% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergaed, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
96.5%
EU-27: 83.4%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergaed