Percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment

In 2024, Ireland's percentage of population (age group 25-64) in private households with at least upper secondary educational attainment increased by 1.2% compared to 2023, reaching 89.4.

Ireland accounts for 111.1% of the EU-27 total of 80.5.

Ireland ranks 7th 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 6.8% (from 83.7 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem240, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.