IE · 2016 · tesem080
Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
Ireland, 2016
Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
99.2
Ireland, 2016
▲ 1.6% vs 2015 (97.6)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64) increased by 1.6% compared to 2015, reaching 99.2.
Ireland accounts for 94.5% of the EU-27 total of 105.0.
Ireland ranks 18th 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 11.2% (from 89.2 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
94.5%
EU-27: 105.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem080