Employment rates of recent graduates

In 2024, Ireland's employment rates of recent graduates decreased by 1.1% compared to 2023, reaching 87.7.

Ireland accounts for 106.6% of the EU-27 total of 82.3.

Ireland ranks 6th 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 3.8% (from 84.5 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00053, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.