Employment rates by educational attainment level

In 2024, Ireland's employment rates by educational attainment level increased by 0.0% compared to 2023, reaching 87.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 87.8%.

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 2.7% (from 85.6% in 2019).

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