IE · 2021 · tesem240
Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment
Ireland, 2021
Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment
87.5
Ireland, 2021
▲ 2.3% vs 2020 (85.5)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment increased by 2.3% compared to 2020, reaching 87.5.
Ireland accounts for 110.6% of the EU-27 total of 79.1.
Ireland ranks 10th 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 7.5% (from 81.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem240, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
110.6%
EU-27: 79.1
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem240