IE · 2021 · tps00066
Unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level
Ireland, 2021
Unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level
17.0
Ireland, 2021
▲ 32.8% vs 2020 (12.8)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level increased by 32.8% compared to 2020, reaching 17.0.
Ireland accounts for 66.9% of the EU-27 total of 25.4.
Ireland ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 38.8% (from 27.8 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00066, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
66.9%
EU-27: 25.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00066