IE · 2021 · tps00065
Persons aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary educational attainment level by sex
Ireland, 2021
Persons aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary educational attainment level by sex
87.5%
Ireland, 2021
▲ 2.3% vs 2020 (85.5%)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's persons aged 25-64 with at least upper secondary educational attainment level by sex increased by 2.3% compared to 2020, reaching 87.5%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average 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 tps00065, 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)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00065