{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-employment-rate-low-education","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-employment-rate-low-education","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-employment-rate-low-education/","title":"Ireland Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2) (2025)","description":"Ireland's Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2): 56.1 % of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2) in 2025, +0.8pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAED), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAED/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"56.1","unit":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.8pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.8pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":58.4},{"period":"2006","value":58.8},{"period":"2007","value":58.1},{"period":"2008","value":56.5},{"period":"2009","value":50.2},{"period":"2010","value":47.3},{"period":"2011","value":45.4},{"period":"2012","value":43.7},{"period":"2013","value":46.5},{"period":"2014","value":47},{"period":"2015","value":49.3},{"period":"2016","value":49.9},{"period":"2017","value":51.3},{"period":"2018","value":52.3},{"period":"2019","value":53.3},{"period":"2020","value":52},{"period":"2021","value":51.9},{"period":"2022","value":54.3},{"period":"2023","value":55.2},{"period":"2024","value":55.3},{"period":"2025","value":56.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"56.1","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"55.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"55.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"54.3","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"51.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"52.0","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"53.3","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"52.3","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"51.3","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"49.9","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"49.3","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"47.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"46.5","yoyChange":"+2.8pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"43.7","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"45.4","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"47.3","yoyChange":"-2.9pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"50.2","yoyChange":"-6.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"56.5","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"58.1","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks employment rates for low-educated workers (ISCED 0-2) in Ireland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 58.8 % of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2) in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 43.7 in 2012. The latest reading of 56.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.8pp."}]}