Ireland - Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Ireland was 80.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 87.21 in 1999, while its lowest value was 80.40 in 2014.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1992 80.49
1993 81.91
1994 83.29
1995 83.04
1996 82.15
1997 83.71
1999 87.21
2000 86.23
2001 86.74
2002 83.31
2003 83.45
2004 82.54
2005 83.08
2006 83.33
2007 85.40
2008 84.63
2009 84.05
2010 82.81
2011 82.20
2012 81.16
2013 81.40
2014 80.40
2015 80.86
2016 80.72
2017 81.01
2018 81.21
2019 81.04
2020 80.47

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure