IE · 2016 · tesem030

Tertiary educational attainment (age group 30-34)

Ireland, 2016

Tertiary educational attainment (age group 30-34)
109.2
Ireland, 2016
▲ 1.5% vs 2015 (107.6)
Analysis

In 2016, Ireland's tertiary educational attainment (age group 30-34) increased by 1.5% compared to 2015, reaching 109.2.

Ireland accounts for 144.4% of the EU-27 total of 75.6.

Ireland ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.1% (from 102.0 in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem030, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
144.4%
EU-27: 75.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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