IE · 2024 · tps00066

Unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level

Ireland, 2024

Unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level
11.2
Ireland, 2024
▼ 17.6% vs 2023 (13.6)
Analysis

In 2024, Ireland's unemployment rates (persons aged 25-64) by educational attainment level decreased by 17.6% compared to 2023, reaching 11.2.

Ireland accounts for 53.3% of the EU-27 total of 21.0.

Ireland ranks 24th 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 18.8% (from 13.8 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00066, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
53.3%
EU-27: 21.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025