Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Ireland, 2011–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Ireland stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Ireland peaked at 1.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 11th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.5% (2022)
- Labor force, total 2.91 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Ireland?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Ireland was 1.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.