Tertiary education in Eastern and Midland

In Eastern and Midland, 63.0% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2012. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2012 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Eastern and Midland, 2025 63.0% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +3.4percentage points 2024: 59.6%
Ireland, 2025 58.7% Country total
Position in 2025 4th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Eastern and Midland over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period Eastern and MidlandIreland
2025 63.0% 58.7%
2024 59.6% 56.6%
2023 58.0% 54.5%
2022 57.0% 53.7%
2021 56.5%b (break in time series) 52.9%b (break in time series)
2020 53.9% 49.9%
2019 51.5% 47.3%
2018 51.7% 46.9%
2017 50.7%b (break in time series) 46.5%b (break in time series)
2016 49.6% 45.1%
2015 49.2% 44.5%
2014 47.9%b (break in time series) 43.3%b (break in time series)
2013 46.4% 42.6%
2012 44.6% 40.8%
2011 – 39.2%
2010 – 38.7%
2009 – 37.1%
2008 – 35.9%
2007 – 34.3%b (break in time series)
2006 – 31.8%
2005 – 29.6%
2004 – 28.2%
2003 – 26.7%
2002 – 25.2%
2001 – 23.9%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.4 percentage points from 59.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 49.2%, the figure has changed by +13.8 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 289 regions with data for 2025, Eastern and Midland has the 4th highest value.
  • The figure for Ireland in 2025 was 58.7%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2012 to 2025 for Eastern and Midland
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat