
| Answer | Share |
|---|---|
| Left school before finishing primary school; NFQ Level 1 | 2.39% |
| Left school after the end of primary school but before reaching the end of junior cycle (Junior Certificate); NFQ level | 7.73% |
| Junior Certificate; NFQ Level 3 (including Transition Year) | 10.92% |
| Vocational NFQ Level 3 courses, certified by FETAC, e.g. Community training centres | 3.64% |
| Vocational NFQ level 4 courses, e.g. FETAC specific skills courses | 2.67% |
| Leaving Certificate Established (LCE); Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP); NFQ levels 4-5 | 16.49% |
| Leaving Certificate Applied programme (LCA); NFQ levels 4-5 | 7.05% |
| Apprenticeship - FAS/SOLAS etc. | 2.9% |
| Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses (duration of 1 year); Teagasc and Failte Ireland Advanced Certificate; NFQ level | 3.18% |
| Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses of 2 or more years duration and NFQ level 6 | 3.07% |
| Edexcel/BTEC/BEC/TEC - Higher National Certificate (HNC) or equivalent | 1.02% |
| Higher Certificate - NFQ level 6 | 3.3% |
| Diploma, now termed 'Ordinary level bachelor degree' - NFQ level 7 | 6.94% |
| Higher level/honours bachelor degree; NFQ level 8 | 6.48% |
| Higher/Graduate Diploma, NFQ level 8 | 4.89% |
| Post-graduate Diploma; NFQ level 9 | 5.86% |
| Masters Degree, M.Phil; NFQ level 9 | 9.55% |
| Ph.D, D.Phil or equivalent; NFQ level 10 | 1.48% |
| Other | 0.45% |
| Refusal | 0% |
| Don't know | 0% |
| No answer | 0% |