IE · 2016 · tesem240
Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment
Ireland, 2016
Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment
81.4
Ireland, 2016
▲ 0.4% vs 2015 (81.1)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment increased by 0.4% compared to 2015, reaching 81.4.
Ireland accounts for 106.3% of the EU-27 total of 76.6.
Ireland ranks 15th 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 10.1% (from 73.9 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem240, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
106.3%
EU-27: 76.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem240