Ireland - Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education

In 2017, the country was ranked number 37 comparing other countries in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education at 70.78 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. Ireland is overtaken by Netherlands, which was number 36 at 71.35 Percent of Persons Aged 25+ and is followed by New Zealand with 70.13 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. Uzbekistan lead the ranking with 95.87 Percent of Persons Aged 25+ in 2019, a fall of 0.3points versus 2018. Georgia, Czech Republic and Latvia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Bhutan recorded the best 5 years average growth at +25.8points per year, while United Kingdom was the worst growing country at -2.6points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 25+
2017 70.78
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How does Ireland rank in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education?

# 92 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 25+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
95.87 % 2019 -0.3 % +0.8 % View data
2 #2
Georgia
93.03 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.2 % View data
36 #36
Netherlands
71.35 % 2019 +0.3 % +0.6 % View data
37 #37
Ireland
70.78 % 2017 NA NA View data
38 #38
New Zealand
70.13 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.2 % View data
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