Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Ireland
Ireland: Employment by educational attainment level - annual data was 54 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
54 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
18th
of 40 countries
All-time high
54 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
37 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Ireland, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 54 Thousand persons for employment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 45.9% over five years.
That places Ireland 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 Thousand persons | — |
| 2022 | 49 Thousand persons | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 53 Thousand persons | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 52 Thousand persons | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 54 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
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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 employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Ireland?
- Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Ireland was 54 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 54 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for employment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Ireland ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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