EU addresses education divide

The part of the country you live in may be as much a factor in educational prospects as the neighbourhood you are from, as EU research shows there are significantly more college graduates in the south and east.

But regional differences in educational attainment are narrower than in most other European countries.

Days after an OECD report again highlighted Ireland’s relatively strong proportions of third-level graduates, latest statistics suggest a 23% greater chance of having a college education among the population in the southern and eastern parts of the country.