Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ireland

Ireland: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
62nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.9%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2004–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ireland, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.934 % of population with high education2005: 0.93 % of population with high education2006: 0.928 % of population with high education2007: 0.926 % of population with high education2008: 0.923 % of population with high education2009: 0.916 % of population with high education2013: 0.894 % of population with high education2014: 0.872 % of population with high education2015: 0.862 % of population with high education2016: 0.87 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.9% for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.

That places Ireland 62nd out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Ireland, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.9% -0.2%
2007 0.9% -0.2%
2008 0.9% -0.3%
2009 0.9% -0.8%
2013 0.9% -2.4%
2014 0.9% -2.5%
2015 0.9% -1.1%
2016 0.9% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 59 Morocco 0.9% compare
  2. 60 Montenegro 0.9% compare
  3. 61 Albania 0.9% compare
  4. 63 Senegal 0.9% compare
  5. 64 Panama 0.9% compare
  6. 65 Ukraine 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ireland?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ireland was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
How does Ireland rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ireland ranks 62nd out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ireland. Statizoid. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/working-age-population-aged-15-64-above-primary-education-percent-of-population-with-high/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/working-age-population-aged-15-64-above-primary-education-percent-of-population-with-high/ireland/">Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed