Labour transitions: change in qualification level in Ireland
Ireland: Labour transitions: change in qualification level was 83.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Ireland, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Ireland is 83.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Ireland peaked at 88.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2012.
Ireland ranks 8th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Labour transitions: change in qualification level in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 84.0% | — |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | -40.3% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +84.8% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 83.0% | -5.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 83.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.2%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 83.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour transitions: change in qualification level in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +84.8% | 46.6% | 86.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.0% | 78.0% | 84.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 46.6% | 86.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 78.6% | 88.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Ireland?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Ireland was 83.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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