IE · 2021 · tps00197

Persons with at most lower secondary educational attainment level by age

Ireland, 2021

Persons with at most lower secondary educational attainment level by age
5.20
Ireland, 2021
▼ 20.0% vs 2020 (6.50)
Analysis

In 2021, Ireland's persons with at most lower secondary educational attainment level by age decreased by 20.0% compared to 2020, reaching 5.20.

Ireland accounts for 34.7% of the EU-27 total of 15.0.

Ireland ranks 25th 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 35.8% (from 8.10 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00197, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
34.7%
EU-27: 15.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025