Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Ireland
Ireland: Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Ireland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 7.8% for employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Ireland peaked at 26.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 30th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26.2% | — |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 18.4% | 26.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 10.8% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Ireland?
- Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit in Ireland was 7.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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