Ireland ranks highest of 14 EU countries for education but lowest for logistics capacity

Overall Ireland in ninth place out of EU-14 in UN Sustainable Development Goals

On the environment index, Ireland is towards the bottom of the ranking, in 11th place.

Ireland ranks highest of 14 EU countries for quality education but lags behind in affordable energy, clean water, climate action, innovation, infrastructure, and gender equality, a report on UN Sustainable Development Goals reveals.

Social Justice Ireland published the Sustainable Progress Index 2025 on Thursday. The index ranks 14 comparable EU countries on three dimensions: economy, society and environment. The overall Sustainable Progress Index, which includes all 17 goals set out by the UN, concludes that Ireland is in ninth place out of the 14 countries.