Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Ireland
Gross tertiary enrolment in Ireland was 77.6% in 2022.
Ireland, 2022
77.6%
Change from 2021
−0.9percentage points
European Union, 2022
79.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
77.5%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Ireland over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 79.5% |
| 2023 | – | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 78.5% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 68.2%, the figure has changed by +9.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 79.6%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
66.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.5%
2022 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
3.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
14.6%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
5.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT