Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Ireland
66.8% of people aged 25 to 34 in Ireland had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1992. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Ireland, 2025
66.8%
Change from 2024
+1.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
44.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
44.3%
Position in 2025
1st of 34
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Ireland over time
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% of population aged 25 to 34. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.8% | 44.8% |
| 2024 | 65.2% | 43.9% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | 43.1% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 62.2%b (break in time series) | 41.5%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 58.4% | 40.7% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | 39.6% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | 38.7% |
| 2017 | 54.7%b (break in time series) | 37.6% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | 36.5% |
| 2014 | 53.4%b (break in time series) | 35.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 52.1% | 35.2% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | 34.1% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | 33.1% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | 32.2% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | 31.2% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | 29.9% |
| 2007 | 46.2%b (break in time series) | 28.9% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | 27.2% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | 26.3% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | 24.6% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | 23.1% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 65.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 54.0%, the figure has changed by +12.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 44.8%.
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3.6%
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Adult participation in learning
14.6%
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Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
77.6%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.1%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
5.8%
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Out-of-school children
1.8%nat_est (National estimate)
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