Education in Dublin, Ireland: official figures

45.5% of people aged 15 and over in Dublin City held at least an ordinary bachelor degree or national diploma in Census 2022, the highest of 2 cities and above the national 36.0%.

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• 20.1% of adults in Dublin City had a postgraduate diploma, master's degree or doctorate in Census 2022 (13.2% nationally), including 7,191 people with a PhD or higher. Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · saved copy
• 11.5% of people aged 15 and over in Dublin City had no formal education or primary education only in Census 2022, the highest of 2 cities (Ireland: 10.5%). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · saved copy
• Women in Dublin City were more likely than men to hold a degree in Census 2022: 46.5% of women aged 15+ against 44.5% of men, a gap of 2.0 percentage points. Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · saved copy
• 54,195 people aged 15 and over in Dublin City were students in Census 2022, 10.8% of that age group (11.1% nationally). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · saved copy
• 78% of people in Dublin were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
• Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland: Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), all themes, by administrative county and city, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 32250e98c48a…)

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