# Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Ireland

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Ireland was 66.8% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `tertiary_attainment_share_25_34`
- Place id: `ie`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 to 34 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 34 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).
- Note: The EU has set a target of at least 45% by 2030 for this age group. It shows recent graduates; for the whole adult population use tertiary_attainment_share_25_64. Not comparable with the US bachelors_degree_share, which excludes associate degrees and covers everyone aged 25 and over.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_03) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 34 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-34/ireland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=tertiary_attainment_share_25_34&place=ie

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 66.8 |
| 2024 | 65.2 |
| 2023 | 62.7 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2021 | 62.2 (break) |
| 2020 | 58.4 |
| 2019 | 55.4 |
| 2018 | 56.2 |
| 2017 | 54.7 (break) |
| 2016 | 54.3 |
| 2015 | 54 |
| 2014 | 53.4 (break) |
| 2013 | 52.1 |
| 2012 | 50.3 |
| 2011 | 48.6 |
| 2010 | 49.6 |
| 2009 | 49.1 |
| 2008 | 47.2 |
| 2007 | 46.2 (break) |
| 2006 | 43.5 |
| 2005 | 40.9 |
| 2004 | 40.1 |
| 2003 | 37.7 |
| 2002 | 35.5 |
| 2001 | 34.1 |
| 2000 | 30.6 |