IE · 2017 · lfsa_ergaed
Employment rates by educational attainment level
Ireland, 2017
Employment rates by educational attainment level
84.7%
Ireland, 2017
▲ 2.2% vs 2016 (82.9%)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's employment rates by educational attainment level increased by 2.2% compared to 2016, reaching 84.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 85.3%.
Ireland ranks 20th 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 5.2% (from 80.5% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergaed, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
99.3%
EU-27: 85.3%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergaed