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Ireland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total

1.54percent · 2023+94.0% since 2011

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent. Reported as: cumulative. Annual figures for Ireland from 2011 to 2023.

20112023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.538
20221.556
20211.274
20201.242
20191.253
20181.147
20170.988
20161.005
20151.048
20140.923
20110.792

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-educational-attainment-doctoral-or-equivalent-population-25-total (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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