IE · 2017 · tesem240
Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment
Ireland, 2017
Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment
82.5
Ireland, 2017
▲ 1.4% vs 2016 (81.4)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment increased by 1.4% compared to 2016, reaching 82.5.
Ireland accounts for 106.9% of the EU-27 total of 77.2.
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 74.9 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem240, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
106.9%
EU-27: 77.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem240