IE · 2015 · lfsa_ergaed

Employment rates by educational attainment level

Ireland, 2015

Employment rates by educational attainment level
82.5%
Ireland, 2015
▲ 1.7% vs 2014 (81.1%)
Analysis

In 2015, Ireland's employment rates by educational attainment level increased by 1.7% compared to 2014, reaching 82.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 83.9%.

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 grown by 1.6% (from 81.2% in 2010).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
98.3%
EU-27: 83.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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